Domain names and hostnames are not required for the functionality of the network; IP addresses are sufficient to enable communication. However, as names are easier to remember for people than number sequences, a system was invented to attach names to these addresses: DNS (Domain Name System). Thanks to this system, network nodes (servers, workstations, printers, routers, etc.) can be represented by names; the DNS translates these names into the IP addresses that are used for the actual communication and vice ...
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R. La LauPractical Internet Server Configurationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6960-2_66. Domain Name System (DNS)
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