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How to Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG Error

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You may have faced  DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG  error on your chrome or any other browser while accessing internet. This Error occurs when there is some issue with your modem or DNS server settings. As the error code name says this is a DNS related error. DNS is used to translate names of websites in their respective IP addresses. This error can be easily fixed by changing your DNS server, While there are also some other basic troubleshooting methods which may help you out in fixing this error. Methods to Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG Error I have written three troubleshooting methods using which you can easily fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG Error. First two are just normal troubleshooting steps which is usually used to troubleshoot common network errors. #1 - Renew Your IP This method is used to renew your IP address, If there would be a problem in your IP address then this method will fix the issue. Press Windows + R to launch the run windo...

Top 10 Best DNS Servers - Free Public DNS Servers 2015

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DNS is an abbreviation for Domain Name System , before going further, let us understand what Domain Name is first. Domain Name is a unique name used to identify a website on the internet. Their rules and procedures are defined in Domain Name System i.e. DNS. Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name. Domain names are case-insensitive, so come, Com, and COM mean the same thing. A full domain name is a sequence of labels separated by dots (.). Now we have good enough knowledge to understand what Domain Name System (DNS) actually is? #What is Domain Name System (DNS): The Domain Name System is an invention of a hierarchical, domain-based naming scheme and a distributed database system for implementing this naming scheme. It is primarily used for mapping host names to IP addresses but can also be used for other purposes. DNS provides the protocol that allows the client and servers to communicate with each other. Now let us define another terminology that is DNS Server. #What ...

What is Cryptography? Learn Cryptography and Network Security.

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A computer network is a telecommunication network which allows exchange of data between two or more computers. Computer network plays an important role in our day to day life. So it is necessary to secure our computer network from external attacks and malware. Use of cryptography technique is one of the secure way to protect our computer network. In this article we are going to discuss about cryptography and algorithms used for encryption. Cryptography helps to enhance the security of your computer. Lets us start with discussing some terms: LEARN CRYPTOGRAPHY AND NETWORK SECURITY # Encryption: In cryptography, encryption is the process of transferring messages to the secret message so that only authorized person who have the key can read it. One key is used to encrypt the data with secret data and other key is used to decrypt the secret data so that an authorized user can read it. #What is Cryptography: Cryptography is an art & science...