Questions tagged [dns]
DNS stands for the Domain Name System, an internet system used to translate names into IP addresses.
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What is the difference between "Auto" and "Off" in Private DNS mode?
Below is a screenshot of the Android 13 screen (Realme ui 4.0). The last option, of course, allows you to set a domain name for a private DNS server. But what does the ", automatically" ...
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Unable to resolve some DNS from Firefox when connected to wireguard
When connected to my home network via Wireguard on my Android device, I find that from within Firefox (or Vanadium) I am only able to resolve DNS only for hosts on the remote network. For example, I ...
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How does Android Private DNS offer any security if it can simply be downgraded to unencrypted port 53 DNS?
As shown in the screenshot, my Amazon eero Pro 6E is downgrading Private DNS (DNS Over TLS) requests from my Android phone to unencrypted port 53 requests. This makes the “Private DNS” feature ...
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How to set DNS on Phone
I have a Raspberry Pi on my network, configured as Pi Hole. And the router's DNS points to this. This removes most ads from devices connected to the network.. On one particular app (10Play) in ...
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Phone/Tablets do not resolve via local DNS
Since today, my Android devices do not resolve local DNS names via my local PiHole. In the Settings/Network/Advanced Settings, "Private DNS" was enabled. Disabled and, Firefox/Network ...
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Accessing client device connected to Android phone via Ethernet Tethering
I have an Android phone which I can share its internet connection via Ethernet tethering through an adapter (Ethernet to USB-C adapter). The device (camera) which is connected to the phone is able to ...
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Making Android Use Local DNS Server
I have local DNS (bind9) and DHCP (isc-dhcp-server) working to the point where my desktop and servers can see each other using the domain voncorax.internal. However, I also have two Samsung devices ...
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How to redirect DNS traffic to dnsmasq on Android
I’m trying filter all DNS traffic using dnsmasq on Android (LineageOS). Here is what I did (thanks to the help of @IrfanLatif): I installed it using termux: pkg i root-repo && pkg up &&...
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Android system not using the configured DNS server
Running android 10. Network app shows correct the 2 DNS servers that i configured for my wifi, in ipv4, as well as 2 mobile data DNSes in ipv6. But regardless of my configured servers, it never passes ...
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No internet from one AP
I have four Asus APs throughout my home, with the same two SSIDs, one for 2.4 and one for 5GHz. If I connect my Android device to the 5GHz band, then it works fine on 3 APs until it roams to one of ...
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Only Android failed to use my local BIND server Android 13
I have proved, and will offer any proof needed here of what I am seeing. I have two BIND servers on my LAN that provide local IP addresses for devices. The public versions of those addresses are ...
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How to assign a hostname to an Android device?
When you connect to a WiFi network, the router assigns an IP to the android device (like 192.168.1.105). Now when a FTP or HTTP file server is run on the android device, other devices should type that ...
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Change DNS on Android - via Settings/Network&Internet/Advanced/Private DNS ... or via Settings/Wi-Fi/Modify network/Advanced options/IP Settings?
Device is on Android 9. NOT rooted. I want to set the DNS to CIRA (or Cloudfare or whatever, not the point). Yes my wifi router is already set to proper DNS. If I am not at home I want the device to ...
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Android access IPv6 website only, on Mobile Network
I have a Nextcloud running on a Raspberry Pi 4. My ISP: Vodafone (Germany) didn't give me a unique public IPv4 address, so I had to use my IPv6 instead to set an AAAA record for my domain (cloud....
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How do I find my DNS server code?
I'm currently trying to get my Nintendo Switch to connect to my phone's hotspot, but it comes up with a DNS error. I later figured out, that I need to put in the DNS server manually However the ...
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