What is a DNS server?

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DNS addresses are usually automatically assigned by your ISP. Most ISP's use DHCP for their end-users...

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What are they DNS and DNS ZONE , DNS SERVER , help from network experts?

Hi can someone explain to me in clear understanding words the purpose and what their tasks and what they are really 1) DNS 2) DNS ZONE 3) DNS SERVER I read but terms are difficult ...show more

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Think of the internet as a tree. At the top there are servers that translate Domain Names into IP Addresses...

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What's the best way to route DNS to a server?

Please help me set up reverse DNS properly for an XServe connected to a network I manage. I need to set up reverse DNS. What's the best way to do this? I have an XServe. It's going to be hosting mail and websites for a handful of domains, all of which...

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Ah, I see. Reverse-DNS in a nutshell: for the IP address A.B.C.D, you need to have a PTR RR of the form...

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Have DNS Server, Static IP, Domain, What Next?

Hi I want to run my own DNS Server which sits behind a router. I have a couple of static IP addresses and a newdomain.com How can I set up the DNS Server in order that someone from the Internet can type newdomain.com and gets directed to my server (...

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The main part of this is to make sure that your DNS server is authoritative for your domain name. This...

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What is the difference between a Primary and an authoritative DNS server?

Hi, I'm studying for the MCTS 70 640 exam which assumes a level of background knowledge about DNS that I seem to be lacking and I'm struggling to find a good source of information. One point that I'm stuck on is this - an authoritative DNS server is...

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To answer your question, they are in fact one in the same, however, most people refer to your primary...

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Greater security and reliability / uptime, not to mention integration with other business software eg...

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What is the best free dns server other than open dns?

i have opendns and was wondering if there is a better dns server.

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It doesn't really matter who's DNS you use, to the naked eye, you really cant see any difference. 4...

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What do i put in for my dns server?

i am trying to install my netgear wndr3700 but everytime i try putting in the dns server it says must be less than 256 characters and padded with leading 0's, so what do i put in for the dns server?

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Check here for an explanation of how to find your dns server's address. http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq...

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What is a DNS server?

Yes, I'm computer illiterate, can someone please tell me what it means when I get an error message that says " check DNS server and settings" ? where do I check the settings, and what are they supposed to be on? Thank you very much!!!!

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Domain Name Server It's what gives you the information that starts your name resolution... so when you...

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What is the best way to query the authoritative DNS server for a domain in PHP?

I want to verify that recently changed DNS settings are correct and want to avoid getting incorrect cached values from other DNS servers.

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If you want to query the full "chain" (first the root nameservers, than the TLD nameservers...

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