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Questions tagged [dns]

DNS stands for the Domain Name System, an internet system used to translate names into IP addresses.

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How does Android do DNS name resolution?

I am learning about how Windows does name resolution and need to know how Android does it so an app will work on my Windows laptop and from my Android Phone. Borrowing from a post on superuser.com, the normal resolution method on Windows is as…
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How to configure DNS properly while two LANs are running?

The device can't ping www.google.com but ping 8.8.8.8 is okay. My OS is Android 6.0.1, the kernel is 4.1.15 I've tried the resolv.conf and /etc/hosts. But these methods seem can not work on Android. And I couldn't figure out what the exact problem…
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How can I enable DNS Suffix support on Android? (resolv.conf search)

I would like to add Namecoin support to my Android phone (galaxy s) like this: http://dot-bit.org/How_To_Install_Dns_Suffix I managed to mount the system as read-write and add a resolv.conf to my etc folder like this: search…
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Where does Android get its DNS information when connected to Wi-Fi?

I'm hosting a server on my LAN with a port exposed publicly by the router. myserver.mydomain.com is pointing to the static IP of my router. So I can access the server from the the internet. To make myserver.mydomain.com work when connected to my LAN…
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How do I find out if dnsmasq is running?

I have dnsmasq available on my Android (stock ROM 4.4.2 Note2) and would like to know how I can tell if it's running and what settings its currently using?
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How do I change my DNS on Android?

I have Android 4.4.2 but this would apply to any version. How do I change the DNS? What I would like to do is use a DNSSEC-enabled server for lookup. Is there a 'canon' way of doing this?
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Selectively enable private DNS

I've got a local network with associated WiFi where I'm already running a DNS server and I can resolve somehost.local.example.com on any machine in that network just fine. On Android I can only resolve those host names when I turn off "Private DNS"…
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How can I set up DNS OVER HTTPS in Android 8?

I am using android hotspot as wifi for my devices, and I want to set up DOH on my android, how can I do it? PS: I have tried to install Intra or other APPs that can only change dns for internet access directly from Android, not from other devices…
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How do I solve DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN on android

I have an ssl web app hosted on my home network that uses dyn-dns to maintain my public IP address and a CNAME record to point my actual domain name to the dyn-dns domain name. This all works fine on my desktop machine (hosted on same network as my…
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Where are the DNS settings stored in Android?

I am using IP tables to force the system to used a specific DNS but it only seems to work for WiFi networks but not mobile data. These are the IP tables I use: iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 53 -j DNAT --to-destination 8.8.8.8:53 iptables…
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Zeroconf / Avahi mDNS resolution on Android

I'm running CyanogenMod 12.1 Android on a tablet. I'd like to access local servers and services that I have on my LAN which are advertised using Avahi with foo.local style names. When I try this in Chrome or the built-in browser, the DNS lookup…
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Using OpenDNS for the 3g connection

I'd like to use OpenDNS for the 3G connection on my Android phone. I have a phone with Android Lollipop. The phone is not rooted. I tried several apps for non-rooted phones (DNS Changer (no root 3G/WiFi), Fast DNS Changer(no root), DNSet pro, DNS…
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Good solution for Dynamic DNS

I am looking for a good solution for Dynamic DNS for Android? (Mostly for within LAN's). I think an app should be easy to find, but one also needs a service. (I could pay a little bit)
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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 served by Network Solutions. So when laptops and cell…
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Improving DNS resolution success rate on Android

We have an Android app that is periodically sending data to our backend server via url panel-lb-ext.unolo.com. Sometimes, we have Android devices that are unable to connect to our backend because of a dns lookup…
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