DNS in Action. A detailed and practical guide to DNS implementation, configuration, and administration

The Domain Name System is one of the foundations of the internet. It is the system that allows the translation of human-readable domain names into machines-readable IP addresses and the reverse translation of IP addresses into domain names.

• Many detailed examples are used throughout the book to show perform various configuration and administration tasks.

This book describes the basic DNS protocol and its extensions; DNS delegation and registration, including for reverse domains; using DNS servers in networks that are not connected to the internet; and using DNS servers on firewall machines.