So-called "Domain Name System (DNS) server" is a computer responsible for the resolution of requests for domain names with the associated IP addresses. By default your ISP-provider's DNS-server is used.
There is a (not really wellknown) free-of-charge tool authored by Google: . This program tests the currently at your Windows PC / router registered DNS-server, as well as a number of other public DNS-server (currently 25), including also Google's DNS-server (8.8.8.8; 8.8.4.4).
If test has finished
the program generates a concise HTML page that indicates tabular exactly what DNS-servers were found and which are the fastest for your location. It is also proposed an optimal configuration.
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your name server is your Fritz!Box?
I'm guessing that the address for the Fritz!Box is 192.168.178.1.
My router's (Brand: AVM, Model: Fritz!Box) IP address is 192.168.1.1 - as this seems to be default with all routers.
You know that it's the router which uses a DNS-server IP address as assigned by your ISP or network admin (you?). At my place 192.168.178.1 is the DNS-server's IP address my router actually uses.
You find out (current) DNS-server's IP address by opening a command prompt and entering
ipconfig /all
or looking into the router's configuration.
Because I don't know whether things have changed, especially want to see which is the fastest DNS-server actually available, I run the "namebench" utility every half year.
Example output:
Addendum:
-------------------What does "XYZDOMAIN is hijacked" mean?
It means that the DNS server falsifies the result when a non-existent host is requested. This is usually used so that the DNS provider can place advertising when you make a typo when typing in a URL.
What does "XYZDOMAIN appears incorrect" mean?
This means that the DNS server may be falsifying the result for a well known service, and redirecting you to another website. This is usually a very bad thing. This alert may also result in false positives when a website changes to a new network or CNAME.
Might also be of interest:
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