Why is IP address required for DNS?

DNS translates domain names to IP addresses so browsers can load Internet resources. Each device connected to the Internet has a unique IP address which other machines use to find the device. DNS servers eliminate the need for humans to memorize IP addresses such as 192.168.

What happens when you configure DNS?

DNS servers translate human-friendly domain names to machine-friendly IP addresses. You’re probably using a DNS server supplied by your ISP, one whose quality is unknown. Switching to a third-party DNS service can both speed your internet activity and protect against tricky DNS-based attacks.

What happens if DNS not configured?

“DNS Server Not Responding” means that your browser was unable to establish a connection to the internet. Therefore, it’s possible that you might be able to resolve the problem simply by switching browsers. In other cases, you may need to disable connections, change DNS servers, or flush the DNS cache.

Is there a benefit to having a DNS server on site VS using a forwarding DNS server?

Forwarding DNS Server The advantage of this system is that it can give you the advantage of a locally accessible cache while not having to do the recursive work (which can result in additional network traffic and can take up substantial resources on high traffic servers).

What is the purpose of a DNS forwarder?

In Domain Name System (DNS) terms, a DNS forwarder is a DNS server that is used to forward DNS queries for external DNS names to DNS servers outside that network. It does it to DNS queries that it cannot resolve locally, meaning DNS queries that it has no personal knowledge of.

What does your computer appears to be correctly configured but the device or resource DNS server is not responding mean?

This error message is the one which appears after running a network troubleshooter on any version of Windows from Windows 7 and it indicates that there is a problem regarding your DNS server which is causing further Internet connection problems.