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1 Domain Name System (DNS)
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3 How DNS Works Application Transport Internet Network Application Transport Internet Network DNS Resolver Name Server Sockets
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4 Domain Name Space Root-Level Domain New Zealand (NZ) COMEDUORG microsoft compaq purdue StudentSeattle Top-Level Domain Second-Level Domain Countries
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5 Zones of Authority CORP R&D MKTG com Microsoft Name Servers Name Server Name Server Zone 1 Zone 3 Zone 2
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6 Name Server Roles Primary Name Server Zone information in locally maintained files Secondary Name Server Zone information downloaded from a master name server Master Name Server Source of information for a secondary server; can be a primary or secondary server Caching Only Does not keep any zone information
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7 Name Resolution Local Name Server Root Name Server gov Name Server whitehouse.gov Name Server DNS Client Recursive Query Iterative Queries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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8 Inverse Queries Special Domain for Inverse Queries in-addr.arpa IP Addresses Reversed when Converted to DNS Inverse Queries 157.55.200.51 becomes query for 51.200.55.157.in-addr.arpa
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9 Configuring the DNS Files Database File (zone.dns) Contains resource records for the zone Typically maps host names to IP addresses Reverse Lookup File ( z. y. w. x.in-addr.arpa) Maps IP addresses to host names Cache File (cache.dns) Names and addresses of root domain name servers Boot File Used by manual start-up method
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10 The Database File Stores Resource Records RFC 1034 Compliant SOA, A, NS, PTR, CNAME, MX, HINFO Microsoft Specific WINS, WINS-R
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11 The Reverse Lookup File Supports inverse queries For inverse queries for IP network 157.57.28.0, file name created: db.57.157.in-addr.arpa Example resource record entry: 51.200.55.157.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR mailsrv3.microsoft.com.
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12 Review Domain Name System (DNS) Name Resolution Configuring the DNS Files Planning a DNS Implementation
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