The Anatomy of a DNS Zone File – Part Two: What are NS Records and Why Are They Important to DNS?

An NS record or (name server record) tells recursive name servers which name servers are authoritative for a zone.  Recursive name servers look at the NS records to work out who to ask next when resolving a name. You can have as many NS records as you would like in your zone file.   The

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The Anatomy of a DNS Zone File: SOA Record

Part ONE What is a Start of Authority (SOA) Record and What Does it Do? The first resource record in any Domain Name System (DNS) zone file is the Start of Authority (SOA) resource record. The SOA resource record is an essential part of the DNS zone file, it indicates the basic properties of the

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Simplify Your Network Management with DNS-O-Matic

Explore seamless integration with Dnsomatic, the OpenDNS service supported by No-IP. A free DDNS integration solution for developers and hardware vendors.

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