Configuring the Domain Name Service (DNS)

Configuring the Domain Name Service (DNS)

How DNS works
    DNS domains and zones
        DNS domain and hostnames
        The Internet domain structure
        Registering a domain name
    DNS servers and clients
        Primary servers
            Stub service
        Secondary servers
        Caching-only servers
        Remote servers
        Slave mode servers
    DNS resolution
        DNS resolvers
        DNS root servers
        DNS forwarders
        The /etc/resolv.conf file
    DNS utilities and daemons

Basic DNS configuration
    Configuring a caching-only server
    Configuring a primary server
    Configuring a secondary server
    Configuring a remote server

Advanced DNS configuration

Administering and troubleshooting DNS
    Troubleshooting DNS
    Using nslookup
        Using nslookup interactively
            nslookup interactive commands
            nslookup interactive options
        Querying a single name or address

For more about DNS