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Miguelito Loveless

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1. You have to have a DNS setting

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 11:36 AM

Mar 2021

(which will either be "automatic" or a specific address you can pick).

If automatic, you will get one assigned by your ISP. The DNS is "Domain Name Server" and is the computer that translates a URL (like democraticunderground.com) into the actual IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where x is a number between 0 and 255).

You can specify a specific DNS which might be faster, or more secure than your provider's DNS. See a discussion about paid vs free DNS services here:

https://www.techradar.com/news/best-dns-server

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Amateur here. Need some suggestions on DNS settings... [View all] Wounded Bear Mar 2021 OP

You have to have a DNS setting Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #1

The question is what is doing your DNS now? PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #2