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Set custom DNS servers on MAC OS X

March 22, 2017 By Richie Leave a Comment

Setting custom DNS servers on MAC OS X can improve network performance, increase security and even thwart some websites using Geo-blocking, and I'll show you how to do it in this guide. It's pretty easy too. Before changing DNS servers you'll need to find a third-party DNS provider, there are plenty of good (and free) services available too. I recommend Google DNS which is what I use and have never had an issue. I will list here the most popular DNS providers: GOOGLE Primary IPv4: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, MAC OS X, Miscellaneous, Networking, Other OS Tagged With: DNS, Domain Name Server, IP address, MAC, MAC OS X, Networking, Privacy, security

[RD] Set custom DNS servers on Linux with Network Manager or resolv.conf

March 21, 2017 By Richie 4 Comments

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aLuVw7JB28] Setting custom DNS servers on Linux can increase performance, security and even thwart some websites using Geo-blocking via DNS. There are two ways to do this: via Network Manager GUI that's included in many Linux distros like Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives, or via resolv.conf (not directly, but via the head file) and I'll show you how to do both in this guide. FYI: The resolv.conf file is overwritten on each boot so we can't edit this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, Linux, Miscellaneous, Networking, Other OS, Raspbian, Software, System Tools Tagged With: Debian, DNS, DNS Server, Free DNS, IP address, Linux, Network Manager, Public DNS, Ubuntu

How to change your IP address

February 23, 2014 By Richie Leave a Comment

There are times when you need to change your IP address, for instance: after detecting a virus (trojan) or other threat on your computer, being targeted by a hacker, or as a general security measure, it's good practice to renew your IP address weekly at the very least. Most ISP's setup their networks and user modems to automatically renew after 7 days (user connections are typically DHCP) however, if you are more technically minded you can easily change the lease time by logging into your modem … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, Networking Tagged With: IP address, modem, power cycle, renew IP address

What is an IP address?

February 22, 2014 By Richie 4 Comments

An IP address is a unique number assigned to your computer to enable identification over a network. You could say an IP address is like your home address where you live, and the network traffic is like your mail, and for your mail to be delivered correctly, the post office needs to know your address. A computer network operates in a similar way in that each computer on a network is assigned a unique number (your address) to enable the "packets" of data (your mail) to be delivered to the correct … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Firewalls & Security, Miscellaneous, Modems, Networking Tagged With: external IP, I.P, internal IP, Internet Protocal, IP address

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