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DNS Terminologies and Definitions

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DNS terminology is complex and confusing, so much so that not just one, but two RFC's have been written just trying to clear up what each term means (RFC 8499 and RFC 7719). Below are the terms: 1. FQDN - FQDN stands for Fully Qualified Domain Name, which is the complete domain name for a host on the Internet. The FQDN has two parts: the hostname, and the domain name. e.g. in foo.example.com, foo is the hostname, and example.com is the domain name. 2. Client / Stub Resolver : A DNS client asks simple questions like: what is the IPv4 address of www.google.com? It is unable to follow referrals given by other name servers to track down answers on its own and has to rely on a full-fledged DNS server to chase down the answer. The term "stub resolver" refers to the piece of software code that sends the simple DNS question, usually built-in as part of Operating System. For example, systems such as Windows and Linux come with build-in stub resolvers that provide name lookup for a...

How to Configure Infoblox DDI Grid and Create DNS Records

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In this video, we'll accomplish and demonstrate following tasks Deploy NIOS OVA in VMware Workstation Configure IP address in the deployed Infoblox VM Add temporary license in Infoblox Setup a DDI Grid and add a new member to it Enable DNS and DHCP services in DDI grid Create a Zone, Name Server and an A record