DNS for Dummies
- 5h 3m
- Blair Rampling, David Dalan
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2003
Find out how DNS works, solve client and server issues, and secure your system.
It holds the Internet together, but if DNS makes you fall apart, help has arrived! This handy guide walks you through installing, configuring, and troubleshooting DNS on either a Windows- or Unix-based system. Whether you’re just curious or you plan to build your own DNS server, you’ll find the answers here. What’s more, you’ll understand them!
About the Authors
Blair Rampling is the Unix administrator at a mid-size resource company and is responsible for the administration of a number of Sun Solaris–based servers. His experience involves a wide array of systems, including Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Windows in both corporate and ISP environments.
David Dalan (CCDA, CCNA, MCSE, and B.S, Washington State University) has been employed as the technical trainer and training manager for a leading international technical support services call-center firm. He has also held the positions of field engineer, network analyst, and technical support manager for the software division of one of the world's largest publishers. He now enjoys working as a systems specialist for city government in his hometown. David's career has been focused on the development of technical training, providing networking design and analysis services for a range of clients, from small private schools to enterprise businesses. He also operates his own consulting firm, concentrating on network design and implementation projects in addition to authoring several books, including co-authoring CCDA For Dummies, with Ron Glister (Wiley Publishing, Inc.).
In this Book
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The Basics of DNS
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DNS Namespaces
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The DNS Request Process
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Facilitating Other Applications with DNS
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Configuring a DNS Client
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Using the DNS Clients on Your System
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Installing a Microsoft DNS Server
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Unix Domain Name Servers
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The Basics—Zones and Records
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Using Subdomains
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An Antidote for a Poisoned Cache—DNS Security
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What Else Can DNS Do?
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“It Doesn't Work!” (Troubleshooting)
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Ten DNS Services and Resources
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Ten Things Even Experienced People Do to Make DNS Break
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The Top Ten Tips for Maintaining a Manageable DNS Server
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The Top Ten DNS Server Design Considerations
