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24. DNS/BIND: Tracking Domain Names and Addresses

In This Chapter

Introduction to DNS

JumpStart I: Setting Up a DNS Cache

JumpStart II: Setting Up a Domain Using system-config-bind (Fedora)

Configuring a DNS Server

Running BIND in a chroot Jail

Troubleshooting

A Full-Functioned Nameserver

A Slave Server

A Split Horizon (DMZ) Server

Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

Explain what DNS does, how it is structured, and why it is necessary

Describe the purpose of a resolver, forward and reverse name resolution, and an FQDN ...

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