Domain Name Server Protocol
Specifies the domain name service dns server management protocol which defines the rpc interfaces that provide methods for remotely accessing and administering a dns server.
Domain name server protocol. Dns resolves names to numbers to be more specific it resolves domain names to ip addresses. Although many people think dns stands for domain name server it really stands for domain name system dns is a protocol within the set of standards for how computers exchange data on the internet and on many private networks known as the tcp ip protocol suite. Dns is a host name to ip address translation service. Canonical name records cname points a hostname to an alias.
For converting the domain names into ip addresses dns domain name service protocol is used. A dns name server is a server that stores the dns records for a domain. The official protocol parts include standard queries responses and the internet class rr data formats e g host addresses. Internet name servers and a communication protocol implement the domain name system.
A single tld may contain hundreds of thousands and even millions of individual second level domains. This page and associated content may be. So if you type in a web address in your web browser dns will resolve the name to a number because the only thing computers know are numbers. The most common dns record types supported by the dns protocol.
Since the domain system is intentionally extensible new data types and experimental behavior should always be expected in parts of the system beyond the official protocol. Domain name system dns in application layer. Ipv4 address mapping records a a hostname and its ipv4 address. There are various types of domains.
It is an application layer protocol for message exchange between clients and servers. Dns stands for a domain name system. A domain name is the registered identification string or word phrase used by the domain name system to define a specific area of control and autonomy aka a website location. Ipv6 address records aaaa a hostname and its ipv6 address.
It is a client and server protocol based on rpc that is used in the configuration management and monitoring of a dns server. A dns name server responds with answers to queries against its database. What is dns server name server.