Mastering BIND DNS
What you'll learn
- DNS Introduction
- DNS Lab Setup Details
- Implement Master DNS Server
- What are Resource Records
- What is Start of Authority (SOA) Type Record
- NS, MX, CNAME, A, PTR Types Record
- What are Zone Files.
- Types of DNS Queries
- How Iterative Query Works
- How Recursive Query Works
- Hybrid Query
- Implement Slave DNS Server
- How Communications between Master & Slave DNS Happens
- How To Test DNS Server
- Round Robin DNS
- Using DNS utilities nslookup, host and dig
- Name Based Virtual Hosting Using DNS
- IP Based Virtual Hosting Using DNS
- Split Namespace
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of Linux
- Desire to learn DNS
Description
DNS is critical component of networking. But very few persons are capable of handling DNS properly. This course will start from basic and slowly and slowly will takes you towards advanced concepts. For this course, we are using CentOS 7 Linux distribution and implementing BIND DNS.
This course will cover how to configure Master DNS, Slave DNS, Round Robin DNS, Split View, Named & IP Based Hosting in professional way. You will learn how to implement DNS server in a Linux Environment. Different Scenarios will be discussed.
How to setup the different labs required for this course has been covered. How to test DNS Server using host, nslookup and dig utilities. How the communication between master and slave DNS works What are resource records, zone files and types of queries will be covered.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to handle DNS on Linux
Instructor
Vipin Gupta is BE, Redhat Certified Engg (RHCE), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Cisco Certified (CCNA), Microsoft Certified (MCSE, MCSA). He has got more than 25 years of experience in IT related fields. His specialization is in Networking, Security, Linux, Cloud Computing, Docker, Kubernetes and SDN. During his long career he has been associated with various Universities, Engineering Colleges, Polytechnics, Private Institutes and Corporate Sector. He is interacting with both corporate and academic world. He is author of 2 Linux, 1 Software Defined Networking and 1 Kubernetes book. He has published more than 20 research papers in international publications. He has conducted hundreds of Workshops/STCs on various technologies.