Tag Archives: DNS

Debian Desktop: Caching Nameserver (DNS)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by ehurst

Most people are vaguely aware that Windows by default includes a service that keeps track of your favorite sites and stashes the DNS reference (IP address) so it won’t have to keep asking for the same address. Even laptops do … Continue reading →

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Tech Updates Mid-February 2016

Posted on February 12, 2016 by ehurst

I think I got DNSMasq working as intended. All I really wanted was an internal name caching server to speed DNS queries. I could have gone the route of Bind9 but that’s just a little heavyweight for mere name-caching. So … Continue reading →

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Dead Time

Posted on January 2, 2015 by ehurst

It’s not that I have nothing to do. I’m testing ideas involving working with high mobility. Apparently the wifi on our home router isn’t that great. It’s not too bad for Android devices because they are designed to handle low … Continue reading →

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