Lukol Directory: Computers: Internet: Protocols: DNS

Power Domain Name Server
PowerDNS offers an integrated DNS solution for Domain Name Registrys, Registrars, ISPs, Web Hosting companies and corporates. PowerDNS is a non BIND nameserving engine based on OpenSource code and proprietary software.
http://powerdns.com

DNS Detailer
An interesting Windows program that lets you run DNS queries, and it will show all the details of the response. Similar to the results from a good packet sniffer, but without the learning curve.
http://thallium-tech.com

DNSSEC Zone Key Tool
A toolkit for secure DNS key management and zone maintenance.
http://www.hznet.de/dns/zkt/

Men and Mice
Offers a diagnostic utility for DNS administrators, and QuickDNS Pro, a DNS server for the Mac.
http://www.menandmice.com/

DNSbox DNS Server
DNSbox is a German managed DNS Server with phone and mail Support. It is independent, fast, and stable.
http://www.dnsbox.us

Secure BIND Template v3.4
Detailed explanation as to how to deploy a secure BIND configuration.
http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bind...

Secondary DNS Exchange
A list of people who are looking to swap secondary DNS servers.
http://ns2exchange.com/

Nominum
Nominum provides DNS and DHCP servers and an advanced IP name and address management system.
http://www.nominum.com

Fusion DNS - Embedded Source Code
Fusion DNS software is a resolver for embedded devices that is comprised of a library of easy-to-use routines that a client application can call to perform the domain name to IP address translation function.
http://www.dspos.com/DSPOSWeb/app_protocol...

Putting Locations into the DNS
How to put your latitude and longitude into your DNS configuration, plus some nifty extras, like maps.
http://www.ckdhr.com/dns-loc/

DNS and E-mail Checks
Pingability.com is a website that runs checks of your DNS and E-mail setup.
http://pingability.com/zoneinfo.jsp

Root Server Technical Operations Assn
Official web site of the DNS root servers. Information, including locations, ASNs, and IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, of the 13 root-servers.net systems.
http://www.root-servers.org/

DNS Resources Directory (DNSRD)
Offers general information, reference material, software, news, and links.
http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/

NetworkClue - DNS & DNS Servers
An overview on how DNS works and tutorials for installing and configuring DNS servers on Linux and Microsoft Servers.
http://www.networkclue.com/internet/DNS

Adns
A DNS resolver library for C and C++ programs, and a collection of useful DNS resolver utilities. (C) [GNU/Linux, Unix]
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adn...

Adminschoice
A brief document that describes how to set up a Unix DNS server using BIND.
http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/domain_na...

Tinydns and Dnscache
A replacement for BIND - Tinydns does the authoritative nameserving, Dnscache does the recursive lookups.
http://tinydns.org/

DNSSEC - DNS Security Extensions
Offers information about DNSSEC: Security Extensions for DNS. Includes DNSSEC projects, articles, news, developments, presentations, howto's and RFC's.
http://www.dnssec.net/

gTLD-MoU
Memorandum of Understanding on Generic Top-Level Domains. Includes details such as why certain Top Level Domains (such as .biz) are chosen.
http://www.gtld-mou.org

Perl DNS Module
A free module for Perl for resolving DNS queries.
http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/perldns/

XBill DNSJava
A DNS resolver written in java.
http://www.xbill.org/dnsjava/

NameSurfer
Unix software providing a web based user interface for DNS administration.
http://www.namesurfer.com/

.Net API wrapper for Simple DNS Plus Windows nameserver
A free .net wrapper for users of Simple DNS Plus, using the built-in HTTP API of Simple DNS Plus.
http://www.neokobe.nl/dns/simple-dns-plus-...

Securing an Internet Name Server
Paper discussing general name server security, with a focus on BIND. By Allen Householder and Brian King of CERT/CC. [PDF]
http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/dns.pdf

Simple DNS Plus
DNS server software for Windows 9x/NT/2000. Free trial version, screenshots, client testimonials, FAQ, tutorials.
http://www.jhsoft.com

Request For Comment 1035
This RFC describes the details of the domain system and protocol, and assumes that the reader is familiar with the concepts discussed in a companion RFC, "Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities" [RFC-1034].
http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt

DNS & BIND Resources
Offers information about DNS and the BIND Nameserver Software from ISC. Includes links, manuals, mailing lists, RFCs and download locations.
http://www.bind9.net/

DNS overview
An extensive overview of DNS. Includes Bind [4,8,9] configuration and examples.
http://bio3d.colorado.edu/tor/sadocs/dns/d...

Howto Become A Totally Small Time DNS Admin
Plain text instructions on setting up administration under Linux.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/howt...

MyDNS
A free DNS server for Unix that serves records directly from a MySQL database.
http://mydns.bboy.net/

Incognito Software Inc.
Incognito Software Inc. develops DNS management tools for the enterprise and service provider markets. Offers secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant DNS management software.
http://www.incognito.com

ISC's BIND
The developer's site for the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon at the Internet Software Consortium
http://www.isc.org/bind.html

DNS Oversimplied: How to Check Your DNS
Step-by-step instructions on how to verify that your DNS is working properly and is error-free, even if your ISP handles your DNS.
http://www.rscott.org/dns/

Country Coded Top Level Domains (ccTLD's)
The official list of all country specific TLD's, including .us, .uk, and .tv, plus links to where you can apply for a domain in that country.
http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm

BIND 8 for NT
Provides "quick and dirty" instructions for setting up the BIND DNS server on Windows NT, including sample zone files.
http://bind8nt.meiway.com

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