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<div class="toc">
<p><b>Table of Contents</b></p>
<dl>
-<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2563405">Scope of Document</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564385">Organization of This Document</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564524">Conventions Used in This Document</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564637">The Domain Name System (<acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym>)</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2563409">Scope of Document</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564388">Organization of This Document</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564528">Conventions Used in This Document</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564641">The Domain Name System (<acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym>)</a></span></dt>
<dd><dl>
-<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564659">DNS Fundamentals</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564693">Domains and Domain Names</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564845">Zones</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2567243">Authoritative Name Servers</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2567416">Caching Name Servers</a></span></dt>
-<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2567546">Name Servers in Multiple Roles</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564662">DNS Fundamentals</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2564696">Domains and Domain Names</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2567170">Zones</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2567246">Authoritative Name Servers</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2567419">Caching Name Servers</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2567549">Name Servers in Multiple Roles</a></span></dt>
</dl></dd>
</dl>
</div>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
</p>
<div class="sect1" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
-<a name="id2563405"></a>Scope of Document</h2></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2563409"></a>Scope of Document</h2></div></div></div>
<p>
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain
(<acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym>) implements a
@@ -82,30 +82,30 @@
system administrators.
</p>
<p>
- This version of the manual corresponds to BIND version 9.4.
+ This version of the manual corresponds to BIND version 9.6.
</p>
</div>
<div class="sect1" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
-<a name="id2564385"></a>Organization of This Document</h2></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2564388"></a>Organization of This Document</h2></div></div></div>
<p>
- In this document, <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 1</em></span> introduces
- the basic <acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym> and <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> concepts. <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 2</em></span>
+ In this document, <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 1</em></span> introduces
+ the basic <acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym> and <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> concepts. <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 2</em></span>
describes resource requirements for running <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> in various
- environments. Information in <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 3</em></span> is
+ environments. Information in <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 3</em></span> is
<span class="emphasis"><em>task-oriented</em></span> in its presentation and is
organized functionally, to aid in the process of installing the
<acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> 9 software. The task-oriented
section is followed by
- <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 4</em></span>, which contains more advanced
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 4</em></span>, which contains more advanced
concepts that the system administrator may need for implementing
- certain options. <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 5</em></span>
+ certain options. <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 5</em></span>
describes the <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> 9 lightweight
- resolver. The contents of <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 6</em></span> are
+ resolver. The contents of <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 6</em></span> are
organized as in a reference manual to aid in the ongoing
- maintenance of the software. <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 7</em></span> addresses
+ maintenance of the software. <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 7</em></span> addresses
security considerations, and
- <span class="emphasis"><em>Section 8</em></span> contains troubleshooting help. The
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>Chapter 8</em></span> contains troubleshooting help. The
main body of the document is followed by several
<span class="emphasis"><em>appendices</em></span> which contain useful reference
information, such as a <span class="emphasis"><em>bibliography</em></span> and
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect1" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
-<a name="id2564524"></a>Conventions Used in This Document</h2></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2564528"></a>Conventions Used in This Document</h2></div></div></div>
<p>
In this document, we use the following general typographic
conventions:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect1" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
-<a name="id2564637"></a>The Domain Name System (<acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym>)</h2></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2564641"></a>The Domain Name System (<acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym>)</h2></div></div></div>
<p>
The purpose of this document is to explain the installation
and upkeep of the <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> (Berkeley Internet
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
</p>
<div class="sect2" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id2564659"></a>DNS Fundamentals</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2564662"></a>DNS Fundamentals</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, distributed
database. It stores information for mapping Internet host names to
@@ -267,13 +267,15 @@
more <span class="emphasis"><em>name servers</em></span> and interprets the responses.
The <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> 9 software distribution
contains a
- name server, <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>, and two resolver
- libraries, <span><strong class="command">liblwres</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">libbind</strong></span>.
+ name server, <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>, and a resolver
+ library, <span><strong class="command">liblwres</strong></span>. The older
+ <span><strong class="command">libbind</strong></span> resolver library is also available
+ from ISC as a separate download.
</p>
</div>
<div class="sect2" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id2564693"></a>Domains and Domain Names</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2564696"></a>Domains and Domain Names</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
The data stored in the DNS is identified by <span class="emphasis"><em>domain names</em></span> that are organized as a tree according to
organizational or administrative boundaries. Each node of the tree,
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect2" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id2564845"></a>Zones</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567170"></a>Zones</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
To properly operate a name server, it is important to understand
the difference between a <span class="emphasis"><em>zone</em></span>
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect2" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id2567243"></a>Authoritative Name Servers</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567246"></a>Authoritative Name Servers</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
Each zone is served by at least
one <span class="emphasis"><em>authoritative name server</em></span>,
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@
</p>
<div class="sect3" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
-<a name="id2567267"></a>The Primary Master</h4></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567270"></a>The Primary Master</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
The authoritative server where the master copy of the zone
data is maintained is called the
@@ -409,7 +411,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect3" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
-<a name="id2567297"></a>Slave Servers</h4></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567300"></a>Slave Servers</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
The other authoritative servers, the <span class="emphasis"><em>slave</em></span>
servers (also known as <span class="emphasis"><em>secondary</em></span> servers)
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect3" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
-<a name="id2567386"></a>Stealth Servers</h4></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567389"></a>Stealth Servers</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Usually all of the zone's authoritative servers are listed in
NS records in the parent zone. These NS records constitute
@@ -460,7 +462,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect2" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id2567416"></a>Caching Name Servers</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567419"></a>Caching Name Servers</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
The resolver libraries provided by most operating systems are
<span class="emphasis"><em>stub resolvers</em></span>, meaning that they are not
@@ -487,7 +489,7 @@
</p>
<div class="sect3" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
-<a name="id2567520"></a>Forwarding</h4></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567523"></a>Forwarding</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Even a caching name server does not necessarily perform
the complete recursive lookup itself. Instead, it can
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@
</div>
<div class="sect2" lang="en">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
-<a name="id2567546"></a>Name Servers in Multiple Roles</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="id2567549"></a>Name Servers in Multiple Roles</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
The <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> name server can
simultaneously act as