Table of Contents
The Domain Name System
Some DNS topics
What the Internet’s DNS is
A systematic namespace - the domain name space
Why use hierarchical names?
What are domain names used for?
Examples of domain names
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Different uses of the term “domain”
Other information mapped to domain names
Different people responsible for diff. parts
What is a zone? (1)
What is a zone? (diagram 1)
What is a zone? (2)
What is a zone? (diagram 2)
What is a zone? (3)
What is a zone? (diagram 3)
Information is associated with each domain name
General format of RRs
Several types of RRs
IP address for a host
Information needed by the DNS infrastructure itself
SOA record
NS record
SOA and NS record example
SOA and NS example using some shortcuts
More about RRs above and below zone cuts
Zone cut example - RRs in the child zone
Zone cut example - RRs in the parent zone
Hostname for an IP address
Information about mail routing
Alias to canonical name mapping
Free form text
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A set of conventions for using the information
The DNS is a distributed database system
What makes it a distributed database?
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How is data partitioned amongst the servers?
What about reliability?
DNS Protocols
What kinds of questions can clients ask?
What if the server does not know the answer?
Master and slave servers
Location of servers
Configuring a nameserver on a Unix-like system
named.boot example
named.conf example
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Best Practices
Best Practices
Best Practices
Checking for DNS correctness
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