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- DNS Server
- A dedicated server or a service within a server that provides DNS name resolution in an IP network. It turns names for Web sites and network resources into numeric...
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- Simple DNS Plus 5.2 build 106 (Windows)
- With Simple DNS Plus you can hosts your own domain name, or simply speed up Internet access by running your own DNS server. Thanks to DNS servers we surf the Internet using names such as "www.simpledns.com" instead of impossible to remember IP addresses. DNS servers translate these domain names into...
- Tags: DNS, DNS Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, JH Software, Domain Names, Internet, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-06-09
- NetXtremeDNS 1.3 (Windows)
- NetXtremeDns .NET component offers a number of classes that make the work of querying DNS servers for resource record types defined by RFC-1034 and RFC-1035 more easily. You can easily retrieve the list of available DNS servers in your network, send a constructed DNS request message to a DNS server...
- Tags: DNS Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Safabyte, Domain Names, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-01-28
- DNSDataView 1.00 (Windows)
- This utility is a GUI alternative to the NSLookup tool that comes with Windows operating system. It allows you to easily retrieve the DNS records (MX, NS, A, SOA) of the specified domains. You can use the default DNS server of your Internet connection, or use any other DNS server...
- Tags: DNS, DNS Server, Domain, NirSoft Freeware, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Networking, Software, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2008-11-23
- TripleTee DNS Syncronization Tool 1.0.106 (Windows)
- Synchronizes DNS information between primary master and secondary slave MS DNS servers in the background. The application monitors primary server, creates or removes correspondent secondary zone on slave server whenever new primary zone is added or removed on master DNS server, and sets up zone transfer. This version is the...
- Tags: DNS Server, Microsoft Windows, Primary Server, TripleTee Software, Domain Names, Servers, Internet, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-10-08
- Websense reports China Netcom DNS cache poisoning
- The DNS server of one of China's largest ISPs has been poisoned to redirect typos to a malicious site rigged with drive-by exploits. According to a warning from Websense Security Labs, the DNS poisoning attacks are affecting customers of China Netcom CNC and are using a malicious...
- Tags: China Netcom, DNS, DNS Server, Internet Service Provider, Websense Inc., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Domain Names, Servers, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- HD Moore pwned with his own DNS exploit, vulnerable AT&T DNS servers to blame
- A week after |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit, HD Moore's company BreakingPoint has suffered a traffic redirection to a rogue Google site, thanks to the already poisoned cache at AT&T servers to which his company was forwarding DNS traffic : "It happened on Tuesday...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., DNS, DNS Server, AT&T Corp., Server, Attack, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Responding to the DNS vulnerability and attacks
- The DNS vulnerability, which has completely dominated the news in the security world the last two weeks, has been a concern for so many. On the front of good news and getting things protected, the IBM ISS has team has published some great information. The Frequency X...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, DNS Server, Server, Network Address Translation, IBM Corp., Attack, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...
- Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- I listened to the Black Hat webcast today to grab as much info as I could on this subject. The biggest thing that I heard from the whole talk is that the patch fixes things to a reasonable point, but that long-term, there will have to be more work...
- Tags: CERT, DNS Server, Domain Names, Internet, Kaminsky, Nathan McFeters, Patches, Security, Server
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- What happens when you patch the Internet?
- What happens when you patch the Internet?Most home users do *not* have a router...and they are the largest number of systems exposed to the network. Corporate systems are already protected, and are likely not running Zone Alarm anyway.For the home user Windows XP's firewall is less than secure --...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Patches, Domain names, ZoneAlarm, Internet, patch, server, DNS server, security
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- How do I... Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008?
- As many of you are probably aware, DNS is now the name resolution system of choice in Windows. Without it, computers would have a very tough time communicating with each other. However, most Windows administrators still rely on WINS for name resolution on local area networks and some have little...
- Tags: Name Resolution, Microsoft Windows Server, DNS Server, Server, Steven Warren, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Domain Names, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Download resources 2008-04-15
- China, Russia at forefront of cyberwarfare
- China, Russia at forefront of cyberwarfareOpen source and cyberwarfareThis is a very insightful article. I am woundering if some has done some research on cyberwarfare and opensource.Thanks for letting us know where we could find some insights on thisJadeSo why do companies continue to offshore jobs and give them nice...
- Tags: Domain names, SECURITY, Hacking, DNS, DNS server
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- Defense-in-depth starts with DNS
- * Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest Editorial by David Ulevitch How do you stop computers on your network from becoming a part of massive botnets? Maybe you just trust that your desktop anti-virus definitions are up-to-date. When was the last...
- Tags: Network, DNS, DNS Server, Defense-in-depth, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-21
- Microsoft patches URI handling, DNS spoofing flaws
- Microsoft has finally shipped a comprehensive fix for a critical URI handling vulnerability that exposes Windows users to drive-by malware attacks. The patch, available in the MS07-061 bulletin, covers a remote code execution vulnerability in the way that the Windows shell handles specially crafted URIs that are...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, DNS Server, Microsoft Corp., Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Mac Attack: Porn video lures dropping DNS-changer Trojan
- Organized identity thieves are using porn video lures to deliver malware to Mac OS X users, confirming fears among security researchers that it's only a matter of time before Apple's fast-growing platform becomes a big malware target. The ongoing attack, first spotted by Intego, includes spammed links...
- Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, DNS Server, Trojan Horse, Server, Video, Web Page, Attack, Dmg, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Domain Names, Channel Management, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing, Hardware, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-01
- SolutionBase: Configuring a DNS server with SuSE's YaST
- Linux can be intimidating for a Windows administrator because a lot of configuration for network services must be done from the command line. Jack Wallen shows how to configure a DNS server using GUI tools in Linux.
- Tags: DNS Server, Server, SuSE, Jack Wallen, Linux, Domain Names, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Download resources 2007-05-14
- SolutionBase: Using the Replication Monitor to monitor your DNS servers
- Name resolution problems can occur if an Active Directory integrated zone on a DNS server and the Active Directory are not kept synchronized. Here's how you can use the Replication Monitor to determine whether or not synchronization errors are occurring.
- Tags: Monitor, DNS Server, Server, Replication, Brien Posey, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Domain Names, Directory Services, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Hardware, Components
- Download resources 2007-05-04
- Microsoft to patch zero-day DNS flaw
- Microsoft to patch zero-day DNS flawMicrosoft to patch zero-day DNS flawThere were workarounds and there are now patches so the flaws were really nothing to worry about. I see these patches as a way to seal the deal to know for certain that the flaws can't be exploited any...
- Tags: Domain names, SECURITY, Servers, NETWORKING, DNS, server, flaw, DNS server, Microsoft Windows, zero-day DNS flaw, RPC, DNS flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-03
- RPC DNS exploit can compromise your whole company
- Companies that havent applied the workarounds for the Microsoft DNS server flaw yet need to make it their top priority. This is NOT something that can wait for a planned weekly or monthly outage; the workarounds need to be applied immediately because of whats at stake. There is...
- Tags: Servers, Security, News, Microsoft, Infrastructure, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- Windows DNS Server code execution hole under attack
- Windows DNS Server code execution hole under attackOh my , what next ?Maybe it's high time to pull the plug on Microsoft products until this gets fixed . Then again why should I care , I'm protected .OuchThis is a biggie. I see an out of cycle patch in my...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, server, spam, Microsoft Office, DNS server, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
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