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Domain Name Services, or DNS, are used to, amongst other things, translate a URL (www.example.com) to an IP address (192.168.145.1). In that, it is kind of like the phone book (contact list) on your phone. Most people just look for the entry for " | Domain Name Services, or DNS, are used to, amongst other things, translate a URL (www.example.com) to an IP address (192.168.145.1). In that, it is kind of like the phone book (contact list) on your phone. Most people just look for the entry for " | ||
- | There are several DNS servers available, and for special purposes, some are much better than BIND, which is possibly the most widely used (and possibly oldest) name server. All of our documentation will concentrate on BIND. It is available on all Unix platforms. | + | There are several DNS servers available, and for special purposes, some are much better than BIND, which is possibly the most widely used (and possibly oldest) name server. All of our documentation will concentrate on BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) which was released in 1986 and its current incarnation, |
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+ | While the main configuration is done via the command line, there are various packages available to allow you to manage BIND9 from a web interface with WebMin ([[https:// | ||
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+ | See the following Wikipedia articles for additional information: | ||
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