Name server - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computing, a name server (also spelled nameserver ) consists of a program or computer server that implements a name-service protocol. It maps a human-recognizable identifier to a system-inter...
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Domain Name System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Domain Name System ( DNS ) is a hierarchical naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domai...
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You used the singular in your question but there are typically several authoritative name servers, the RFC 1034 recommends at least two. ... Unless you mean "primary name server" and not "authoritative name server". The secondary name servers are authoritative.
stackoverflow.com/questions/38021/how-do-i-find-the-aut... stackoverflow.com/questions/38021/how-do-i-find-the-authoritative-name-server-for-a-domain-name
This document describes the baseline technical conformance criteria for authoritative name servers. These are evaluated for changes to delegations in domains that IANA maintains, such as the DNS root zone...
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You MUST have AT LEAST ONE secondary nameserver. That means that WHOIS, the root servers, and all your name servers MUST list at least two name servers that are authoritative for your domain. You may have more than one secondary nameserver (4 to 7 SHOULD be the maximum).
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RFC 3258 - Distributing Authoritative Name Servers via Shared Unicast Addresses ... 2.3 Synchronization Authoritative name servers may be loosely or tightly synchronized, depending on the practices set by the operating organization. As noted below in section 4.1.2, lack of synchronization among servers using the same...
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2. On external authoritative name servers, disable recursion. On forwarders, allow only queries from your internal address space. 3. If you cant split your authoritative name servers and forwarders, restrict recursion as much as possible.
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RFC 3258 on 'Distributing Authoritative Name Servers via Shared Unicast Addresses' (Published: Thursday, April 11th, 2002 - The RFC Archive) ... Category: Informational April 2002 Distributing Authoritative Name Servers via Shared Unicast Addresses Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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2.3 Synchronization Authoritative name servers may be loosely or tightly synchronized, depending on the practices set by the operating organization. As noted below in section 4.1.2, lack of synchronization among servers using the same shared unicast address could create problems for some users of this service.
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Adding Authoritative Name Servers for the Zone ... Step 11 Before you can finish creating the zone, you must also add one or more authoritative name servers. See the "Adding Authoritative Name Servers for the Zone" section.
www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/network_registrar/6.0... www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/network_registrar/6.0/user/guide/05DNServ.html
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