Most people assume that their Internet connection’s peak bandwidth determines their broadband connection’s overall performance. However, that’s not quite true. Many factors are in play, including the ...

Operating systems like Windows 7 have a special text file that is used locally to map IP address to domain or host names. This file is usually called the "hosts" file. The hosts file can be used to ...

Adam Hardy is a former assistant editor at Forbes Advisor, where he covered small business and tech. Previously, he was a staff writer at The Penny Hoarder, specializing in the gig economy and ...

A DNS server – short for Domain Name System server – converts web addresses into IP addresses. Without a DNS server, you won't be able to connect to any websites. If you're having issues with your ...

An Internet domain name is a unique name of a server connected to the Internet, such as a Web server, email server or FTP (file transfer) server. Internet domain names are often the name of an ...

Every networked computer uses a complex system of addresses and protocols to communicate. There are times when these services fail, and it might be appropriate to consider a preferred and alternate ...

When using the Internet most people connect to web sites, ftp servers or other Internet servers by connecting to a domain name, as in www.bleepingcomputer.com. Internet applications, though, do not ...