It depends. There are many different file sharing protocols, both local-only and routed. Many use DNS for name resolution, others can use mDNS (an announced protocol not dependent on a DNS server).

On my pair of 2003 DNS servers I noticed that there are hardly any log files (I have one scavaging cycle log). Shouldn't I be seeing zone transfer files consistently (3150 events)? I had an older DNS ...

DNS is a critical component for PC networking, searching, and security. If you want to learn how to set it up on Ubuntu-based distros from the command line, here's how.

Amazon Web Services this week launched the beta of a programmable and purportedly scalable hosted domain name system service aimed at letting users of its cloud services create, modify, and delete DNS ...

Although BIND is still the DNS champ, Windows 2000 DNS is becoming more popular. But what do you do when you need to have both on your network? An interop pro shares how to make it happen—step by step ...

Without DNS, computers would have a very tough time communicating with each other. However, most Windows administrators still rely on WINS for name resolution on local area networks and some have ...

It's an upgrade worth making, but it comes down to your privacy concerns.

Amazon Web Services this week launched the beta of a programmable and purportedly scalable hosted domain name system service aimed at letting users of its cloud services create, modify, and delete DNS ...