Learn everything about Reverse DNS
The first thing about DNS that we all learn is that “it is a translator that understands domain names and gives us their IP addresses”. But what does it mean rDNS? It is the opposite service to the traditional DNS. It will translate the IP address to its domain name. Why would you want that?…
To check various DNS records is a need for every administrator. Purposes are many to check if you already added a specific record to your DNS, know how DNS propagation is going, get the TTL of a record, etc. DNS records have their own objectives. In any case, the Dig command can be very useful…
What is a PTR record? The PTR record is one of the essential types of DNS record that is also known as a pointer record. Its main purpose is to associate an IP address to the corresponding domain name. With its help, it is possible to check and prove that the exact IP address is…
The Domain Name System – What is it? The Domain Name System (DNS) is a decentralized and hierarchical naming database. It provides a way for translating and mapping the domain names into IP addresses. It is compared with a phonebook, where every domain corresponds to a particular IP address. That is why it is so…