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DNS Overview

DNS (Domain Name System) is a common protocol that is used to translate


hostnames to the IP addresses. Normally, we use website addresses on our
browsers. These website addresses are resolved to IP addresses by DNS.
Without Domain Name System, we could not reach this website with its
hostname only. In general we can define websites as hosts. Like websites, a
single host can also use hostnames for IP resolution. Here, we sill also see the
server that works for this job, what dns server is. We will also talk about DNS
Configuration on another lesson. You can also check the wikipedia definion
for it, here.
Let’s give an example about Domain Name System. Think about that, if you
would like to reach www.google.com, you write this website address to the
browser and you can reach Google website. At the backplane, this hostname is
resolved to the IP address of Google. You can also reach Google without DNS,
by writing only its IP address, 208.177.229.214. But this could be difficult to
remember. So, Domain Name System makes life easier with this resolving
mechanims.
DNS is a Client / Server Protocol. To use Domain Name System, a DNS
Server must be configured firstly. In this DNS Server, IP addresses and
related Hostnames must be mapped. After this process whenever a user request
a hostname, DNS Server replies with its IP Address. Then time user’s
browser can use the IP address of this hostname to access the website. User is
unaware of whole this process. He/She Only write the hostname and reached
the website.
DNS Messaging
With DNS configuration, the node sends a query that request the IP address
of the sent hostname. DNS Server sends a response message that includes the
IP address of this hostname. After that, node reaches the website.

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