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November 10, 2012August 12, 2014Networking, Server, Unix Technologies

Named Daemon Details

named Daemon Purpose Provides the server function for the Domain Name Protocol. Syntax Refer to the syntax for the named9 daemon. Description AIX® 7.1 supports only BIND version 9. BIND 8 application code is removed from AIX 7.1 and the named daemon links to named9. /usr/sbin/named -> /usr/sbin/named9 < p>BIND 8 Application Programs Removed /usr/sbin/named8 /usr/sbin/named8-xfer The library code of BIND 8 is retained, as it is used by many AIX applications. Files Item Description /usr/sbin/named Contains the named daemon. /usr/sbin/named9 Contains the named9 daemon. /etc/resolv.conf Specifies the use of domain name services. /etc/services Defines socket service assignments. /usr/samples/tcpip/named.boot Contains […]

November 10, 2012August 12, 2014Networking, Server

Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)

Chapter 16. Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 16.1. Introduction to DNS 16.2. /etc/named.conf 16.3. Zone Files 16.4. Using rndc 16.5. Advanced Features of BIND 16.6. Common Mistakes to Avoid 16.7. Additional Resources On most modern networks, including the Internet, users locate other computers by name. This frees users from the daunting task of remembering the numerical network address of network resources. The most effective way to configure a network to allow such name-based connections is to set up a Domain Name Service (DNS) or a nameserver, which resolves hostnames on the network to numerical addresses and vice versa. This chapter […]

November 10, 2012August 12, 2014Networking, Server

Online Network Testing Tools

DNS Test and Check – Free DNS Report DNSsy Report Results Results for google.com Test Results Status Checking domain format: Hostname looks good. Pass Checking for parent nameservers: Found 13 parent nameservers. Pass Checking for parent glue: Glue from root nameservers to parent nameservers is missing. This means that an extra lookup is required to find your parent nameservers. There is nothing you can do about this. Info NS records at parent nameserver: Your NS records at your parent nameserver are: ns4.google.com [216.239.38.10] TTL 172800 ns3.google.com [216.239.36.10] TTL 172800 ns1.google.com [216.239.32.10] TTL 172800 ns2.google.com [216.239.34.10] TTL 172800 Provided by a.gtld-servers.net […]