Video description
In this Learning DNS training course, expert author Cricket Liu will teach you about the theory behind the Domain Name System. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no prior knowledge of DNS is required.
You will start by learning how DNS works, including learning about resolvers, resolution and recursion, and caching. From there, Cricket will teach you about name servers, such as authoritative, primary, secondary, and forwarders. This video tutorial also covers common types of resource records, including the A record, MX record, and wildcards. Finally, you will learn about DNS query tools including nslookup and dig, as well as advanced topics such as NOTIFY and sender policy framework.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will have gained a solid understanding of Domain Name Servers and resource records.
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Table of contents
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Introduction
- What You Should Expect From This Video 00:01:10
- About The Author 00:01:14
- A Brief History Of The Domain Name System 00:04:11
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How Does DNS Work?
- What Is The Domain Name System? 00:03:49
- Domains, Delegation And Zones 00:03:06
- The Internet Namespace 00:04:17
- Internationalized Domain Names 00:02:07
- Name Servers, Zones And Authority 00:01:26
- Resolvers 00:01:49
- Resolution And Recursion 00:04:22
- Queries And Responses 00:02:47
- Caching 00:02:23
- Server Selection And Retransmission 00:01:50
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Name Servers
- Authoritative, Recursive And Caching Name Servers 00:02:15
- Primaries And Secondaries 00:03:09
- Forwarding And Forwarders 00:02:33
- Makes And Models - BIND, The Windows DNS Server, And More 00:02:16
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Resource Records
- Resource Records 00:03:24
- The A Record 00:01:09
- The AAAA Record 00:01:14
- The PTR Record 00:03:24
- The CNAME Record 00:01:44
- The MX Record 00:02:13
- The SRV Record 00:02:45
- The TXT Record 00:00:58
- Infrastructure Records 00:07:44
- Wildcards 00:02:19
- RRset Order 00:01:24
- Tracing Resolution With dig 00:04:58
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Stub Resolver Configuration And Operation
- Timeouts And Retransmissions 00:04:13
- Default Domains And Search Lists 00:03:33
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Advanced Topics
- Dynamic Update 00:05:57
- NOTIFY 00:03:01
- IXFR 00:01:08
- Sender Policy Framework 00:03:23
- Query Tools
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Wrap-Up
- Conclusion 00:01:27
Product information
- Title: Learning DNS
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2015
- Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
- ISBN: 9781771373692
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