Every domain has an IP behind it, DNS looks up the IP of the domain you’re visiting and caches the request and verifies it with the registrar (aka where the domain was purchased)
Perks of running your own DNS resolver, such as PiHole. let you visualize what servers/websites the devices on your network are connecting to and if you so choose, blacklist unwanted or malicious servers/websites so that devices cannot look them up.
DNS = Domain Name System
Every domain has an IP behind it, DNS looks up the IP of the domain you’re visiting and caches the request and verifies it with the registrar (aka where the domain was purchased)
Perks of running your own DNS resolver, such as PiHole. let you visualize what servers/websites the devices on your network are connecting to and if you so choose, blacklist unwanted or malicious servers/websites so that devices cannot look them up.