Table of Contents - Chapter 31

Naming With The Domain Name System


31.1 Introduction 463
31.2 Structure Of Computer Names 464
31.3 Geographic Structure 466
31.4 Domain Names Within An Organization 466
31.5 Domain Names That Begin With www 469
31.6 The DNS Client-Server Model 469
31.7 The DNS Server Hierarchy 470
31.8 Server Architectures 470
31.9 Locality Of Reference And Multiple Servers 472
31.10 Links Among Servers 472
31.11 Resolving A Name 472
31.12 Optimization Of DNS Performance 474
31.13 Types Of DNS Entries 475
31.14 Aliases Using The CNAME Type 475
31.15 An Important Consequence Of Multiple Types 476
31.16 Abbreviations And The DNS 476
31.17 Summary 477
Exercises 477