Disadvantages of Smart DNS
- Smart DNS does not hide your IP address.
- Smart DNS provides less security as it does not encrypts the web traffic.
- Smart DNS is more complicated to set up.
- Smart DNS is less flexible as compared to VPN services.
What is Smart DNS?
DNS stands for Domain Name System. Each network consists of multiple networking devices. Every device can be identified with the help of a unique IP address given for each device. DNS is used to translate the domain name into IP addresses. When a user searches for a domain name initially it is sent to the DNS server. The DNS server then returns the IP address for that domain name. Smart DNS provides more features than DNS. The below article covers this in detail regarding Smart DNS.