Why does a wrong DNS hinder me from going online? /

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This post is a question, not an article giving the answer. Sorry.


So I really don't get why sometimes adding or removing a DNS identifier (such as 8.8.8.8) changes anything about my connection.

Shouldn't all names be tied to the same IP address? Why does the server matter?

Wikipedia.org/Domain_Name_System

Thanks for your clarifications
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