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1 DNS Configuration
When configuring DNS, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
z DNS Overview
z Configuring the DNS Client
z Configuring the DNS Proxy
z Displaying and Maintaining DNS
z DNS Configuration Examples
z Troubleshooting DNS Configuration
This document only covers IPv4 DNS configuration. For information about IPv6 DNS configuration,
refer to IPv6 Basics Configuration in the IP Services Volume.
DNS Overview
Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed database used by TCP/IP applications to translate domain
names into corresponding IP addresses. With DNS, you can use easy-to-remember domain names in
some applications and let the DNS server translate them into correct IP addresses.
There are two types of DNS services, static and dynamic. After a user specifies a name, the device
checks the local static name resolution table for an IP address. If no IP address is available, it contacts
the DNS server for dynamic name resolution, which takes more time than static name resolution.
Therefore, some frequently queried name-to-IP address mappings are stored in the local static name
resolution table to improve efficiency.
Static Domain Name Resolution
The static domain name resolution means setting up mappings between domain names and IP
addresses. IP addresses of the corresponding domain names can be found in the static domain
resolution table when you use applications such as Telnet.
Dynamic Domain Name Resolution
Resolving procedure
Dynamic domain name resolution is implemented by querying the DNS server. The resolution
procedure is as follows:
1) A user program sends a name query to the resolver of the DNS client.
2) The DNS resolver looks up the local domain name cache for a match. If a match is found, it sends
the corresponding IP address back. If not, it sends a query to the DNS server.
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