It has taken Australian open-source conference linux.conf.au several years, quite a lot of negotiation and the use of alternatives to finally secure the rights to its own domain name.

Every domain name needs DNS. Yet, it’s often overlooked and misunderstood. If you own a domain you need to understand DNS. And here’s the low-down as well as some helpful Linux tools.

The website of Australia's annual Linux conference has become temporarily inaccessible scant months before the event because of policy confusion over whether or not it is allowed to use its long ...

Linux users may encounter the "Temporary failure in name resolution" error while trying to access websites or execute networking commands. This error indicates that the system is unable to translate a ...

How to configure Ubuntu Linux server as a Domain Controller with samba-tool Your email has been sent If you'd like to set up a domain controller on the cheap, Samba makes this possible. Here's how ...

How Do You Map a Domain Name to a Local Server?. Operating systems like Windows 7 have a special text file that is used locally to map IP address to domain or host names.

Ubuntu hosts file update When a developer tests web-based applications, it’s common practice to spoof your computer to think the corporate domain name links back to the local machine. The easiest way ...