How does a DNS Server work?

This video was prepared as a group assignment for the course titled "Data Communication & Computer Networks" @SEECS, NUST, Islamabad.

This video describes how a DNS Server works, a (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) Server is configured and explained in detail. Concept of caching server, Authoritative DNS Server is eluded. Adding Zone Files, Resource Codes for your own domain has been shown. Finally some sample Wireshark captures are analyzed and in the end some security issues in DNS have been addressed.

Software Credits:
1. Camtasia Studio 7.0 (Screencasting)
2. Cyberlink Power Director 9.0
3. Windows Live Movie Maker

Credits:
Links after 07:00 at the end of video.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• DNS
• Internet
• BIND
• Ubuntu
• Linux
• Server
• DNS Server
• NUST

[chaitu2k7]

tutorial is good but the background music is annoying

[11889music]

Thanks for the upload!

I already knew about DNS servers, but I really enjoyed the soundtrack to this video!!

[IchimMarian2011]

Thanks man!