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Network configuration issue: domain resolving to wrong IP address on M1 MacBook Pro

I have a strange network configuration issue on my M1 MacBook Pro running macOS Ventura 13.2.1. When I try to ping or access the my development domain example.com (domain is an example, dns settings ...
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Is it safe to use ARP Poisoning + DNS Spoofing for a PiHole instead of setting it as a DNS Server?

Let's say I have a techno-illiterate friend I would like to set up with a PiHole (DNS Blackhole). Would it be possible (and relatively secure) to configure a Raspberry Pi to be a plug and play device ...
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Only seeing default gateway in arp table and not dns server ip, why?

When I use the command ipconfig /all, I get the IP's of default gateway and DNS server. Then I connect to a website and use the arp -a command to view the arp table. On the table I only see the ...
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Use raspberry pi to spoof dns

I wish to use a raspberry pi as a sort of man in the middle, between my laptop and the internet. I was hoping to connect to the pi by ethernet, and then use a second ether net adapter (usb) to connect ...
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Bizarre caching of "dead" DNS entries; where is this cache stored?

This has really got me stumped. Advanced IP Scanner has the ability to show "dead" entries—devices that were at some point visible on the network, but which are no longer reachable. ...
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Trouble resolving hostnames with arp -a

I'm trying to lookup hostnames of computers on the same network as me. Sometimes when I use arp -a I get a question mark (?) for the hostname. I've tried using nslookup xx.xx.xx.xx and host xx.xx.xx....
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Is there an easy way to do a host lookup by MAC address on a LAN?

Is there an easy way (on Linux) to implement host lookup by MAC address? In small local networks, it is easy to use for example arp-scan to find out the IP address of some device. I usually use ...
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When does my machine know its DNS?

Assuming I have not setup a proxy server, how does my windows-based machine know my dns? Is this also determined with filling the arp table gateway entry? Or is DNS "solved" after ARP by another ...
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