What is a DNS server?

What is a DNS server? When users type domain names into the URL bar in their browser, DNS servers are responsible for translating those domain names to numeric IP addresses, leading them to the correct website. What is DNS? What is 1.1.1.1?

What is DNS Server 2016?

Applies to: Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel), Windows Server 2016. Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the industry-standard suite of protocols that comprise TCP/IP, and together the DNS Client and DNS Server provide computer name-to-IP address mapping name resolution services to computers and users.

What is Technitium DNS server?

Technitium DNS Server is an open source authoritative as well as recursive DNS server that can be used for self hosting a DNS server for privacy & security. It works out-of-the-box with no or minimal configuration and provides a user friendly web console accessible using any modern web browser.

How to test if DNS server is working?

Test by using nslookup query. Run the following command and check whether the DNS server is reachable from client computers. cmd. nslookup . If the resolver returns the IP address of the client, the server does not have any problems.