Written by Tecjobb in IT Articles
Apr 6 th, 2019
The DNS is the default name resolution service used in UNIX (configurable option) and Windows servers.
However, when the Internet was very small, hostname resolution was done using /etc/hosts file under UNIX. The hosts file is a computer file used by an operating system to map hostnames to IP addresses. MS-Windows also support the hosts file and usaully locate at %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\ directory.
However, these days Domain Name System is the default name resolution service used in all operating systems including mobile phones such as Apple iPhone. DNS is part of the operating system and all TCP/IP network connections are, by default, configured with the IP address of at least two DNS server to perform name resolution on the network. In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at the DNS system.
Resolving Name With DNS
DNS is used to map a domain name to an IP address. For e.g. when you type a domain such as dnsknowledge.com into your browser the client needs to find the IP address where this website is located. This is done using DNS servers. However, keep in mind that over last few years the Internet grew into the tens of thousands (there may be billions of IP address active with hostnames), a more flexible more scalable solution was required. The DNS makes is possible to manage millions of hostnames and IP address efficiently. The DNS has become the main name resolution used on the Internet today.
DNS Implementations
There have been various implementation of DNS over the years. UNIX systems typically use BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) or djbdns. Microsoft Windows Server operating systems typically use a non-Active Directory, or standard, Domain Name System solution. However, various implemntations use the same protocols for exchanging DNS information over the Internet.
How does DNS works?
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