Tag: DNS Cache

How to Perform a Reverse DNS Lookup

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Alex Gorzen | Updated: March 5, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Anycast, Anycast DNS, Dig, DNS, DNS Cache, DNS Files, DNS Records, DNS Resolution, DNS System, DNS Zone, DNS Zone File, Domain Name, IP, IP Address, RDNS, Records, Reverse DNS, Reverse Lookup, Zones

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What Is Reverse DNS?

The purpose of DNS is typically used to resolve a domain name to an IP address. This act is known as a forward resolution and is performed every time you visit a site on the internet. Reverse DNS (or rDNS), as its name implies, is a method of resolving an IP address back to a domain name.

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Understanding the DNS Process

Posted on January 1, 2020 by David Singer | Updated: October 26, 2021

Category: Getting Started | Tags: A Record, Anycast DNS, Authoritative Nameservers, CNAME, Common Questions, DNS, DNS Cache, DNS Files, DNS Records, DNS Resolution, DNS System, DNS Zone, DNS Zone File, Domain Name, Domain Name System, IP, MX, Nameserver, Nameservers, RDNS, Records, Recursion, SOA, SRV Record, TXT, Zone, Zone Editor, Zone File, Zones

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What is DNS?

DNS stands for Domain Name System (DNS) services. When we access a website, we are using this service to locate the server where the domain's website is located. When browsing the web, we usually type in a domain name like www.google.com into our browser. This is better than trying to remember an IP address linked to a Google server.

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