Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) servers

Additional information about DNS

To obtain more information about DNS files and commands, consult the following manual pages:

Manual page Information provided

dig(1Mtcp) Domain Information Groper, an alternative to nslookup

host(1Mtcp) Look up host names using the domain server

hostname(1bsd) Set or print current host name

named(1Mtcp) The named daemon

named.conf(4tcp) File format of the DNS daemon configuration file

named.hosts(4tcp) File format of the DNS hosts database

named.rev(4tcp) File format of the DNS reverse host mapping file

named.soa(4tcp) File format of the DNS Start of Authority file

named-xfer(1Mtcp) Transfer DNS zone files

nslookup(1Mtcp) Name service command line query tool

root.cache(4tcp) File format of the DNS cache file

resolv.conf(4tcp) The /etc/resolv.conf configuration file

To get more information about BIND, DNS, and related protocols, see the following RFCs.

Manual page	Information provided
dig(1Mtcp)	Domain Information Groper, an alternative to nslookup
host(1Mtcp)	Look up host names using the domain server
hostname(1bsd)	Set or print current host name
named(1Mtcp)	The named daemon
named.conf(4tcp)	File format of the DNS daemon configuration file
named.hosts(4tcp)	File format of the DNS hosts database
named.rev(4tcp)	File format of the DNS reverse host mapping file
named.soa(4tcp)	File format of the DNS Start of Authority file
named-xfer(1Mtcp)	Transfer DNS zone files
nslookup(1Mtcp)	Name service command line query tool
root.cache(4tcp)	File format of the DNS cache file
resolv.conf(4tcp)	The /etc/resolv.conf configuration file

RFC Title

819 The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications

952 DOD Internet Host Table Specification

974 Mail Routing and the Domain System

1032 Domain Administrator's Guide

1033 Domain Administrator's Guide

1034 Domain Names -- Concept and Facilities

1035 Domain Names -- Implementation and Specification

1101 DNS Encoding of Network Names and Other Types

1123 Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support

1183 New DNS RR Definitions

1535 A Security Problem and Proposed Correction With Widely Deployed DNS Software

1536 Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes

1537 Common DNS Data File Configuration Error

You can learn more about BIND at the URL: http://www.isc.org/bind.html.

RFC	Title
819	The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications
952	DOD Internet Host Table Specification
974	Mail Routing and the Domain System
1032	Domain Administrator's Guide
1033	Domain Administrator's Guide
1034	Domain Names -- Concept and Facilities
1035	Domain Names -- Implementation and Specification
1101	DNS Encoding of Network Names and Other Types
1123	Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support
1183	New DNS RR Definitions
1535	A Security Problem and Proposed Correction With Widely Deployed DNS Software
1536	Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes
1537	Common DNS Data File Configuration Error

A good book for beginners is DNS and BIND, Second Edition, by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu, 1997, O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol, CA.