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What is the difference between DNS and DHCP?

What is the difference between DNS and DHCP?

DNS and DHCP are two separate network services that work closely together. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) automatically gives a devic

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Does DNS affect website speed and SEO?

Does DNS affect website speed and SEO?

Yes, DNS affects website speed, and it can affect SEO, but mostly in indirect ways. Every new visitor's browser has to look up your domain before it

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What is the difference between a domain and a DNS zone?

What is the difference between a domain and a DNS zone?

A domain is a name in the DNS tree together with everything beneath it: example.com as a domain includes www.example.com, mail.example.com,

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Why are my emails bouncing after a DNS change?

Why are my emails bouncing after a DNS change?

Emails usually bounce after a DNS change because a mail-related record was lost or altered in the move. The most common causes are MX records that we

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Free vs premium DNS hosting: is paid DNS worth it?

Free vs premium DNS hosting: is paid DNS worth it?

Paid DNS is worth it when downtime directly costs you money, when you need features such as health-checked failover, geo-routing or secondary DNS, or

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How do CDNs use DNS to route traffic?

How do CDNs use DNS to route traffic?

CDNs use DNS as the switch that decides which of their servers each visitor connects to. When you put a site behind a CDN, you either point a hostnam

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