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 […]

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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 […]

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How to Troubleshoot Basic TCP/IP Problems

SUMMARY This article describes how to troubleshoot some common network communication problems you may experience when you use TCP/IP as your network protocol. These problems usually fall into one of the following two categories: · You are unable to connect to a specific IP address. · You are unable to connect to a specific host or NetBIOS name. If you are unable to connect to a specific IP address, the problem is related to basic connectivity. If you are able to connect to a specific IP address, but you are not able to connect using the host or NetBIOS name […]

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