Tag: DNS Cache

What DNS Lookups Are & How to Do a DNS Lookup

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Sapta Upendran | Updated: March 20, 2023

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Anycast DNS, Dig, DNS, DNS Cache, DNS Files, DNS Records, DNS Resolution, DNS System, DNS Zone, DNS Zone File, Domain Name, IP Address, RDNS, Records, Reverse DNS, Reverse Lookup

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What is Reverse DNS?

A reverse DNS lookup is a query in which a domain name connected with an IP address is returned. However, in a forward DNS lookup, an IP address is returned when the domain name is queried. The following is an example output of reverse DNS lookup.

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What Does DNS Do and How Does It Work?

Posted on September 1, 2020 by David Singer | Updated: March 20, 2023

Category: Hosting Basics | Tags: A Record, Anycast DNS, Authoritative Nameservers, CNAME, Common Questions, DNS, DNS Cache, DNS Files, DNS Records, DNS Resolution, DNS System, DNS Zone, DNS Zone File, Domain Name, Domain Name System, IP, MX, Nameserver, Nameservers, RDNS, Records, Recursion, SOA, SRV Record, TXT, Zone, Zone Editor, Zone File, Zones

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What is DNS?

DNS stands for Domain Name System (DNS) services. When we access a website, we are using this service to locate the server where the domain's website is located. When browsing the web, we usually type in a domain name like www.google.com into our browser. This is better than trying to remember an IP address linked to a Google server.

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