By switching to, for example, Google's public DNS servers you could experience less waiting for pages to start loading, and ...

You could block outbound DNS at the router/firewall, or conceivably transparently proxy it there. If these don't sound easy to you (and I'm guessing they don't, I don't know if anyone has even written ...

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So I am stumbling a little here. I have a Synology DS 1515+ I want to use as local DNS then forward out for other queries. Seems pretty straight forward setup. But doesn't seem to work like I thought.

As home routers get more powerful, they get smarter features that make them easier to use and provide a better experience for ...

The Cloudflare hiccup involved a sequencing change that confused some systems, and Cloudflare quickly walked it back, but the ...

A group of attackers managed to compromise 300,000 home and small-office wireless routers, altering their settings to use rogue DNS servers, according to Internet security research organization Team ...

A vulnerability found in a DSL router model from D-Link allows remote hackers to change its DNS (Domain Name System) settings and hijack users’ traffic. The issue might also affect other devices ...

For the past three months, a cybercrime group has been hacking into home routers --mostly D-Link models-- to change DNS server settings and hijack traffic meant for legitimate sites and redirect it to ...