| Overview
DNS and BIND tells you everything you need to work with one of
the Internet's fundamental building blocks: the distributed host
information database that's responsible for translating names into
addresses, routing mail to its proper destination, and even listing
phone numbers with the new ENUM standard. This book brings you
up-to-date with the latest changes in this crucial service. The fifth edition covers BIND 9.3.2, the most recent release of
the BIND 9 series, as well as BIND 8.4.7. BIND 9.3.2 contains
further improvements in security and IPv6 support, and important
new features such as internationalized domain names, ENUM
(electronic numbering), and SPF (the Sender Policy Framework). Whether you're an administrator involved with DNS on a daily
basis or a user who wants to be more informed about the Internet
and how it works, you'll find that this book is essential
reading. What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it How to find your own place in the Internet's namespace Setting up name servers Using MX records to route mail Configuring hosts to use DNS name servers Subdividing domains (parenting) Securing your name server: restricting who can query your
server, preventing unauthorized zone transfers, avoiding bogus
servers, etc. The DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and Transaction Signatures
(TSIG) Mapping one name to several servers for load sharing Dynamic updates, asynchronous notification of change to a zone,
and incremental zone transfers Troubleshooting: using nslookup and dig, reading debugging
output, common problems DNS programming using the resolver library and Perl's Net::DNS
module
Topics include:
Editorial Reviews| Amazon.com | | This is the definitive book on the Domain Name System (DNS), the powerful scheme that facilitates the translation of English-like domain names (www.amazon.com) into computer-comprehensible Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (208.216.182.15). If you run a DNS server of any kind, particularly under Unix, you need to have this book on hand. This book's early chapters give a view of DNS from high altitude, explaining basic concepts such as domains, name servers, and name resolution. From there, the authors proceed on a more practical tack, presenting specific instructions for setting up your own domain and DNS server using BIND. The authors then tell you what to do as your domain grows and you need to add more machines, subdomains, and greater throughput capacity. They also talk a lot about nslookup and C programming with the various DNS and BIND libraries. Administrators will find the chapter on BIND debugging output particularly helpful. Here, the authors translate BIND's mysterious error messages and offer specific strategies for fixing and optimizing the program. This edition covers BIND 8.1.2, but pays lots of attention to older versions that are still in wide use (4.8.3 and 4.9). The authors are careful to note differences among the versions. --David Wall |
| | Book Description | DNS and BIND tells you everything you need to work with one of the Internet's fundamental building blocks: the distributed host information database that's responsible for translating names into addresses, routing mail to its proper destination, and even listing phone numbers with the new ENUM standard. This book brings you up-to-date with the latest changes in this crucial service. The fifth edition covers BIND 9.3.2, the most recent release of the BIND 9 series, as well as BIND 8.4.7. BIND 9.3.2 contains further improvements in security and IPv6 support, and important new features such as internationalized domain names, ENUM (electronic numbering), and SPF (the Sender Policy Framework). Whether you're an administrator involved with DNS on a daily basis or a user who wants to be more informed about the Internet and how it works, you'll find that this book is essential reading. Topics include: - What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it
- How to find your own place in the Internet's namespace
- Setting up name servers
- Using MX records to route mail
- Configuring hosts to use DNS name servers
- Subdividing domains (parenting)
- Securing your name server: restricting who can query your server, preventing unauthorized zone transfers, avoiding bogus servers, etc.
- The DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and Transaction Signatures (TSIG)
- Mapping one name to several servers for load sharing
- Dynamic updates, asynchronous notification of change to a zone, and incremental zone transfers
- Troubleshooting: using nslookup and dig, reading debugging output, common problems
- DNS programming using the resolver library and Perl's Net::DNS module
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') | Average Customer Rating: |  | based on 61 reviews. |
| Great Resource, 2007-09-14 | | Reviewer rating: |  |
| | This book is a good in-depth resource for anyone who wants a very comprehensive understanding of DNS hosting and troubleshooting. You can use it as a reference, reading sections as you need them, or read it cover to cover. I've opted for the former and am about half-way through. So, far I've read about things I've never been able to find good information for on the web. Keep up the good work! |
| | By far the best DNS introduction, 2007-08-07 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| This book is the best investment I have made in my knowledge of DNS. I think any network admin should have this book on their desk at all times. It should become a bed side reading for anybody who is serious about TCP/IP protocols. DNS may be a pretty tricky topic to understand for many people. It uses both TCP and UDP for its queries and gets pretty convoluted as you dive into it. This books demystifies it very well. There is a very clear distinction between zones and domains. I have not seen that many materials clearly explaining the difference between the two. The book gives you a taste of what threats you may face running a DNS server. It explains how to perform zone transfers and zone delegations and clearly defines which suite of protocols is used to accomplish it.
This book can be a reference as well as a textbook read. I recommend it to all people out on the internet. |
| | This is the reference manual for DNS/BIND, 2007-07-09 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| | If you work with DNS/BIND for a living, you either already have this book, or know someone you can borrow it from. It's the one to own. |
| | There's a reason this is the DNS bible, 2007-05-09 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| | Anyone running BIND should have this book. It is that important. If you're simply trying to get a resolver for your home, run a private domain with ddns, or be authoritative and exposed to the internet, this book has concrete examples and help for you to do anything. I strongly recommend it. |
| | Very, very good!!, 2007-01-09 | | Reviewer rating: | |
| | Complete, well written and easy to understand even to foreigners (like I am). Congratulation to the Authors. |
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