DNS & BIND

DNS & BIND By Cricket Liu & Paul Albitz; ISBN 1−56592−512−2, 502 pages. Third Edition, September 1998. (See the catalog page for this book.) Search the text of DNS & BIND. Index Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2: How Does DNS Work? Chapter 3: Where Do I Start? Chapter 4: Setting Up BIND Chapter 5: DNS and Electronic Mail Chapter 6: Configuring Hosts Chapter 7: Maintaining BIND Chapter 8: Growing Your Domain Chapter 9: Parenting Chapter 10: Advanced Features and Security Chapter 11: nslookup Chapter 12: Reading BIND Debugging Output Chapter 13: Troubleshooting DNS and BIND Chapter 14: Programming with the Resolver and Name Server Library Routines Chapter 15: Miscellaneous Appendix A: DNS Message Format and Resource Records Appendix B: Compiling and Installing BIND on a Sun Appendix C: Top−Level Domains Appendix D: Domain Registration Form Appendix E: in−addr.arpa Registration Form Appendix F: BIND Name Server and Resolver Statements Copyright © 1999 O`Reilly & Associates. All Rights Reserved. 1 DNS & BIND Search | Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Index: Symbols and Numbers /24 network, subnetting : 9.5.2.2. /24 (class C−sized) networks * wildcard : 15.2. Wildcards @ notation 4.4.2. @ Notation A.1. Master File Format . (dot) default domain and : 6.1.1. The Default Domain ndots substatement 6.1.6. The options Directive F.2.6. options ndots (4.9.3 and later versions) root domain 1.3. The Domain Name System, in a Nutshell 2.1. The Domain Name Space 4.2.9. The Root Cache Data trailing in domain names 2.1.1. Domain Names 4.2.3. SOA Records 4.4.1. Appending Domains 13.3.6. 6. Missing Dot at the End of a Name in a DNS Database File A.1. Master File Format # (hash mark) for comments 4.3. Setting Up a BIND Configuration File 6.1.7. Comments ( ) (parentheses) 4.2.3. SOA Records A.1. Master File Format ; (semicolon) for comments : F.2.4. ; and # (4.9.3 and later versions) ; (semicolon) for comments 6.1.7. Comments A.1. Master File Format ; (semicolon) for comments : 4.3. Setting Up a BIND Configuration File /* */ comments : 4.3. Setting Up a BIND Configuration File // comments : 4.3. Setting Up a BIND Configuration File Search | Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Copyright © 1999 O`Reilly & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [ Library Home | DNS & BIND | TCP/IP | sendmail | sendmail Reference | Firewalls | Practical Security ] Index: Symbols and Numbers 2 DNS & BIND Search | Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Index: A A records 4.2.1. The db Files 4.2.5. Address and Alias Records A.1.2.1. A address queries statistic : 7.6.2. Understanding the BIND Statistics aa (authoritative answer) bit : 9.6. Good Parenting AAAA records : 15.7.5. IPv6 Addresses abbreviations in db files : 4.4. Abbreviations ABRT signal 7.1. BIND Name Server Signals 7.6.2. Understanding the BIND Statistics access to name servers : (see resolvers) rlogin and rsh fail access check : 13.6.5. rlogin and rsh to Host Fails Access Check to services, denied : 13.6.6. Access to Services Denied acl statement 10.1. Address Match Lists and ACLs F.1.15. acl (8.X.X) ACLs (access control lists) : 10.1. Address Match Lists and ACLs adding domains : 4.9. Adding More Domains hosts 7.2.1. Adding and Deleting Hosts 13.3.4. 4. Added Name to Database File, but Forgot to Add PTR Record name servers : 8.2. Adding More Name Servers slave name servers : 9.4.6. Adding a movie.edu Slave subdomains : 9.4. How to Become a Parent: Creating Subdomains additional section, DNS packet 11.6.1. Seeing the Query and Response Packets 13.2.2. How to Read a Database Dump 14.2.1. DNS Packet Format A.3.2. Answer, Authority, and Additional Section Format addresses A records : A.1.2.1. A address address match lists : 10.1. Address Match Lists and ACLs address type : 2.1.3. Resource Records administrator`s : 4.2.3. SOA Records IPv6 : 15.7.5. IPv6 Addresses ISDN 15.7.3. X25, ISDN, and RT A.1.3.2. ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network address − experimental local : 4.7.3.3. Look up a local address Index: A 3 DNS & BIND loopback 4.2.8. The Loopback Address 6.1.4. The nameserver Directive mapping names to : 4.2.5. Address and Alias Records mapping to names 2.6.4. Mapping Addresses to Names 4.2.6. PTR Records in MX records : 5.3. The MX Algorithm no PTR data for 11.7.3. No PTR Data for Name Server`s Address 13.3.4. 4. Added Name to Database File, but Forgot to Add PTR Record queries statistic : 7.6.2. Understanding the BIND Statistics registering network numbers : 3.2.3. Checking That Your Network Is Registered searching for : 3.1.2. Finding IP Addresses shuffle address records : 10.12. Load Sharing Between Mirrored Servers sorting 4.2.5. Address and Alias Records 10.5. Name Server Address Sorting 10.5.4. Multiple Sortlist Entries X.121 : 15.7.3. X25, ISDN, and RT zero address : 6.1.4. The nameserver Directive administration Audience 7.6. Keeping Everything Running Smoothly (see also updating) avoiding bogus name servers : 10.10. Avoiding a Bogus Name Server capacity planning : 8.1.2. Capacity Planning checking delegation 9.6. Good Parenting 9.6.2. Managing Delegation 13.3.10. 10. Incorrect Subdomain Delegation common tasks with nslookup : 11.5. Common Tasks contacting administrators : 8.3. Registering Name Servers contacting domain administrator : 3.2.2.1. The us domain email address for : 4.2.3. SOA Records mail exchangers : 5.2. What`s a Mail Exchanger, Again? maintenance intervals : 10.4.3. Maintenance Intervals monitoring statistics : 7.6.2. Understanding the BIND Statistics name server maintenance : 7. Maintaining BIND logging (BIND 8) : 7.5. BIND 8 Logging maintenance intervals : 10.4.3. Maintenance Intervals monitoring name servers : 7.6. Keeping Everything Running Smoothly organizing db files : 7.3. Organizing Your Files updating db files : 7.2. Updating db Files overworked servers : 8.1.2. Capacity Planning planning for disaster : 8.5.2. Recommendations preventing and handling disasters : 8.5. Planning for Disasters system tuning : 10.4. System Tuning updating named.root : 4.2.9. The Root Cache Data AFSDB records 15.7.2. AFSDB Index: A 4 DNS & BIND A.1.3.1. AFSDB Andrew File System Data Base − experimental AIX : 6.4.4. IBM`s AIX aliases 1.3. The Domain Name System, in a Nutshell 4.2.5. Address and Alias Records 6.3.4. Providing Aliases 14.2.5. The _res Structure 15.1. Using CNAME Records (see also CNAME records) determining : 15.1.6. Finding Out a Host`s Aliases looking up : 15.1.5. Looking Up CNAMEs multiple : 15.1.4. Multiple CNAME Records in MX records : 5.3. The MX Algorithm to other aliases : 15.1.2. CNAMEs Pointing to CNAMEs transition to subdomains : 9.7. Managing the Transition to Subdomains allow−query substatement : 10.11.2. Restricting Queries allow−transfer substatement : 10.11.3. Preventing Unauthorized Zone Transfers allow−update substatement (nsupdate) : 10.3. DNS Dynamic Update Andrew File System (AFS) 15.7.2. AFSDB A.1.3.1. AFSDB Andrew File System Data Base − experimental anonymous ftp : 13.3.4. 4. Added Name to Database File, but Forgot to Add PTR Record answer section, DNS packet 11.6.1. Seeing the Query and Response Packets 13.2.2. How to Read a Database Dump 14.2.1. DNS Packet Format A.3.2. Answer, Authority, and Additional Section Format ANY queries statistic : 7.6.2. Understanding the BIND Statistics APNIC registry : 3.2.3. Checking That Your Network Is Registered appending origin : 4.4.1. Appending Domains application gateways : 15.4.1.2. Application gateways ARIN registry 3.2.3. Checking That Your Network Is Registered E. in−addr.arpa Registration Form arpa domain 2.2.1. Top−Level Domains 9.4.5. Delegating an in−addr.arpa Zone ARPAnet : 1. Background asterisk (*) wildcard : 15.2. Wildcards auth−nxdomain substatement : 13.5.7. Other Name Servers Don`t Cache Your Negative Answers authenticated name server : 15.7.2. AFSDB authority 4.2.3. SOA Records (see also SOA records) aa bit : 9.6. Good Parenting nslookup answers : 11.5.2. Authoritative Versus Nonauthoritative Answers SOA records 3.2.1. Where in the World Do I Fit? 3.2.2.1. The us domain 4.2.1. The db Files 4.2.3. SOA Records Index: A 5 ... - --nqh--