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What is a DNS and what does it do? (lemmy.world)
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[-] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago

computers on the internet have an ip address, such as 192.168.1.1

Except computer on the internet specifically do not have an IP address such as that one.

[-] GottaHaveFaith@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

Does not really matter for the explanation. Also you can still set up DNS for it.

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