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DNS in Action

By : CP Books a.s.
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DNS in Action

By: CP Books a.s.

Overview of this book

The Domain Name System is one of the foundations of the internet. It is the system that allows the translation of human-readable domain names into machines-readable IP addresses and the reverse translation of IP addresses into domain names. This book describes the basic DNS protocol and its extensions; DNS delegation and registration, including for reverse domains; using DNS servers in networks that are not connected to the internet; and using DNS servers on firewall machines. Many detailed examples are used throughout the book to show perform various configuration and administration tasks.

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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
DNS in Action
DNS in Action
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
Preface
Preface
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1
Domain Name System
Domain Name System
1.1 Domains and Subdomains
1.2 Name Syntax
1.3 Reverse Domains
1.4 Domain 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa
1.5 Zone
1.6 Reserved Domains and Pseudodomains
1.7 Queries (Translations)
1.8 Resolvers
1.9 Name Server
1.10 Forwarder Servers
2
DNS Protocol
DNS Protocol
2.1 Resource Records
2.2 DNS Protocol
2.3 DNS Query
3
DNS Extension
DNS Extension
3.1 DNS Update
3.2 DNS Notify
3.3 Incremental Zone Transfer
3.4 Negative Caching (DNS NCACHE)
3.5 DNS IP version 6 Extension
3.6 DNS Security Protocols
3.7 TSIG
3.8 Saving Certificates to DNS
4
Name Server Implementation
Name Server Implementation
4.1 DNS Database
4.2 RR Format
4.3 Name Server Implementation in BIND
4.4 Microsoft’s Native Implementation of DNS in Windows 2000/2003
5
Tools for DNS Debugging and Administration
Tools for DNS Debugging and Administration
5.1 Tools for DNS Debugging
5.2 The rndc Program
5.3 Errors in DNS Configuration
6
Domain Delegation and Registration
Domain Delegation and Registration
6.1 Example 1
6.2 Example 2
6.3 Domain Registration
7
Reverse Domain Delegation
Reverse Domain Delegation
Server ns.company.com
Server ns.provider.net
Server ns.ripe.net (authoritative server for a superior domain)
Server ns.company.com
Server ns.branch.company.com
8
Internet Registry
Internet Registry
8.1 International Organizations
8.2 Regional Internet Registry (RIR)
8.3 IP Addresses and AS Numbers
8.4 Internet Registry
8.5 Delegation of Second-Level Domains
9
DNS in Closed Intranets
DNS in Closed Intranets
9.1 Configuring a Root Name Server on the Same Server (BIND Version 4)
9.2 Configuring a Root Name Server on a Separate Server (BIND Version 4)
9.3 Root DNS Server in Windows 2000/2003
10
DNS and Firewall
DNS and Firewall
10.1 Shared DNS for Internet and Intranet
10.2 Name Server Installed on Firewall
10.3 Dual DNS
10.4 End Remarks
Country Codes and RIRs
Country Codes and RIRs
Index
Index

3.2 DNS Notify

The DNS Notify operation is described in RFC 1996. DNS Notify can inform the slave servers about data changes in the zone. If DNS Notify is used, a slave server can have actual zone data sooner than waiting for the expiration of the time interval in the refresh field, listed in the zone SOA record.

Communication between the master and slave servers concerning the zone is initiated, when using the DNS Notify operation, by the master server. The master server informs slave servers of any possible changes in zones; so if the zone is changed, the master tells slave servers "Ask me for the transfer." The slave server then requests the zone transfer immediately after receiving this notify message.

The DNS notify message will be received by all severs that are listed in the NS records for the given zone. The server indicated in the SOA record is not informed since it is presumed that it is this server that generates the messages. Some implementations enable master server administrators...

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