DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM

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DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM
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TERMS

• DELEGATION
• NAME SERVER
• DOMAIN vs. ZONE
• RESOLVER
• RESOLUTION
• CACHING

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REGISTRATION

• www.internic.net
• Create nameservers
• Assign nameservers

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NAME SERVERS

• BIND - Berkley Internet Name Domain
• http//www.isc.org/
• a Domain Name System server (named)
• a Domain Name System resolver library

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NAMESERVERS

• Master Name Servers
• Slave Name Servers
• one set of data
• equal load

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FURTHER TOPICS

• RECORD TYPES
• FORWARDING
• LOAD DISTRIBUTION
• BIND CONFIGURATION