Quote:
Originally Posted by rynosback
English please... LOL
I’m on cellular WiFi. Which I,have routed through a WiFi router. So this can be selective to 1 out of millions of websites? Just seems odd to me.
|
That's funny in a geeky way because DNS is what takes english and turns it into computer speak. When you type thorforums.com (the "domain name"), it's the Domain Name Service (DNS) that sends you to the computer that hosts it. It's the internet version of an operator to connect your call. (One ringy dingy....) Sometimes these can be tricked/hacked into sending you to the wrong place. In essence you get a wrong number.
Log into your wifi router and go to the setup. You'll find DNS in there someplace. It will already have IP addresses in there- these are the computer addresses for the operator! Because there are many many operators managed by many different companies/entities, they can't all use 0 like the old phone monopoly. Theres usually two DNS- main one and backup. Write these down in case you want to revert later. Replace them with 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 and save. These are managed by Google. Then reboot the router.
Thor Forums
