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This chapter described a number of commonly used DNS configurations and characteristics. Name servers rarely perform a single function. They are almost by their nature schizophrenic. Indeed, the strength of general-purpose DNS software, especially BIND, is that it can be used to precisely configure multifaceted solutions. You also learned about the behavior of zone masters, zone slaves, caching servers, forwarding servers, and authoritative-only servers. You saw the configuration of Stealth (or Split) servers used in perimeter defense employing both classic configurations and BIND’s new (as of BIND 9) view clause.
In Chapter 5, we look at the world of IPv6 and its implications for DNS.
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(2005). DNS Types. In: Pro DNS and BIND. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0050-5_4
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