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Topics covered on this course include:
Welcome
- Welcome Demo
- Introduction Demo
An Introduction to DNS
- What is DNS? Demo
- What is DNS Used for? Demo
How Does DNS Work?
- The DNS Namespace Demo
- The DNS Request Process Demo
Configuring DNS Clients
- Collecting The Required DNS Settings
- Configuring Microsoft Windows DNS Clients
- Configuring Unix DNS Clients
Using DNS Clients
- The Available DNS Clients
- Using NSLOOKUP in Interactive Mode
- Using NSLOOKUP in Batch Mode
- Using DIG in Unix
- WHOIS
About Zones and Records
- What are Zones?
- What are Records?
- Exploring the Various Record Types
DNS Server Architecture
- Planning Your DNS Server
Microsoft Windows DNS Servers
- Installing the MS Windows DNS Server
- Configuring the MS Windows DNS Server
- Creating/Configuring a Primary Forward Zone
- Creating Other Types of Zones
- Configuring Records
- Configuring Sub Domains
Unix DNS Servers
- What DNS Servers are Available for Unix?
- Installing BIND 9 from Binary Distribution pt. 1
- Installing BIND 9 from Binary Distribution pt. 2
- Installing BIND 9 from Source Code
- Configuring BIND 9 Options pt. 1
- Configuring BIND 9 Options pt. 2
- Configuring BIND Zones pt. 1
- Configuring BIND Zones pt. 2
- Configuring BIND Records pt. 1
- Configuring BIND Records pt. 2
- Configuring Subdomains in BIND
- Configuring using RNDC pt. 1
- Configuring using RNDC pt. 2
Advanced Windows DNS Features
- Configuring Dynamic DNS in Windows
- Configuring Record Scavenging in Windows
- Configuring Round Robin DNS in Windows
- Configuring NOTIFY in Windows
- Configuring WINS Integration in Windows
DNS And Active Directory in Windows
- Active Directory and DNS Working Together
- Active Directory DNS Configuration
Advanced BIND Features
- Configuring Dynamic DNS in BIND
- Configuring Round Robin DNS in BIND
- Configuring NOTIFY in BIND
- Configuring Internal BIND Server for Split DNS
- Configuring External BIND Server for Split DNS
- Alternate BIND Logging
DNS Security
- Potential DNS Security Problems
- Restricting Zone Transfers and Interfaces
- Setting Zone ACLs in Windows
- Dynamic DNS Security/Cache Pollution
- BIND TSIG Keys and Encryption
- Restricting BIND Zone Transfers/Interfaces
- Jailing BIND
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting a Microsoft DNS Server
- Troubleshooting a BIND Server
The Windows DNSCMD Utility
- Installing DNSCMD and an Introduction pt. 1
- Installing DNSCMD and an Introduction pt. 2
- DNSCMD Features pt. 1
- DNSCMD Features pt. 2
Third-Party DNS Tools
- Installing and Configuring Webmin
- Using Webmin pt. 1
- Using Webmin pt. 2
- Installing/Configuring Men and Mice QuickDNS
- Using Men and Mice QuickDNS
- Installing Incognito DNS Commander
- Using Incognito DNS Commander
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