Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)

Chapter 16. Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 16.1. Introduction to DNS 16.2. /etc/named.conf 16.3. Zone Files 16.4. Using rndc 16.5. Advanced Features of BIND 16.6. Common Mistakes to Avoid 16.7. Additional Resources On most modern networks, including the Internet, users locate other computers by name. This frees users from the daunting task of remembering the numerical network address of network resources. The most effective way to configure a network to allow such name-based connections is to set up a Domain Name Service (DNS) or a nameserver, which resolves hostnames on the network to numerical addresses and vice versa. This chapter […]

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Online Network Testing Tools

DNS Test and Check – Free DNS Report DNSsy Report Results Results for google.com Test Results Status Checking domain format: Hostname looks good. Pass Checking for parent nameservers: Found 13 parent nameservers. Pass Checking for parent glue: Glue from root nameservers to parent nameservers is missing. This means that an extra lookup is required to find your parent nameservers. There is nothing you can do about this. Info NS records at parent nameserver: Your NS records at your parent nameserver are: ns4.google.com [216.239.38.10] TTL 172800 ns3.google.com [216.239.36.10] TTL 172800 ns1.google.com [216.239.32.10] TTL 172800 ns2.google.com [216.239.34.10] TTL 172800 Provided by a.gtld-servers.net […]

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Troubleshoot Apache SSL Certificate Problems

How to Fix Common Apache SSL Certificate Errors Please see the error message in blue followed by information about the error and how to fix it with a minimal amount of brain wracking. First and foremost we recommend using the default httpd-ssl.conf file as a template for configuring the virtual hosts for your SSL websites on your server because this file contains many settings that are required by mod_SSL working on your server. To do this simply open the httpd.conf file and near the end of the file uncomment the line (i.e. remove the ‘#’ symbol starting the line): #Include […]

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