Chapter 31. Host Name Resolution and Domain Name Server

Chapter Syllabus

  • 31.1 Host Name to IP Address Mapping

  • 31.2 Name Resolution Methods

  • 31.3 Introduction to the Domain Name System

  • 31.4 Configuring the Primary DNS

  • 31.5 Configuring the Secondary DNS

  • 31.6 Configuring the Caching DNS

  • 31.7 Configuring the DNS Client

  • 31.8 Using SAM to Configure DNS

A computer on a TCP/IP network is known by its IP address. Data communication among hosts on a network takes place through IP data packets, also known as IP datagrams, which contain source and destination IP addresses. Keeping in mind the complexity of large IP networks like the Internet, it is not possible for users to remember IP addresses of all servers. To solve this problem, convenient and easy-to-remember ...

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