- BIND 8 for NT - http://bind8nt.meiway.com
Provides "quick and dirty" instructions for setting up the BIND DNS server on Windows NT, including sample zone files.
- gTLD-MoU - http://www.gtld-mou.org
Memorandum of Understanding on Generic Top-Level Domains. Includes details such as why certain Top Level Domains (such as .biz) are chosen.
- NameSurfer - http://www.namesurfer.com/
Unix software providing a web based user interface for DNS administration.
- ISC's BIND - http://www.isc.org/bind.html
The developer's site for the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon at the Internet Software Consortium
- Putting Locations into the DNS - http://www.ckdhr.com/dns-loc/
How to put your latitude and longitude into your DNS configuration, plus some nifty extras, like maps.
- Simple DNS Plus - http://www.jhsoft.com
DNS server software for Windows 9x/NT/2000. Free trial version, screenshots, client testimonials, FAQ, tutorials.
- Men and Mice - http://www.menandmice.com/
Offers a diagnostic utility for DNS administrators, and QuickDNS Pro, a DNS server for the Mac.
- DNS Oversimplied: How to Check Your DNS - http://www.rscott.org/dns/
Step-by-step instructions on how to verify that your DNS is working properly and is error-free, even if your ISP handles your DNS.
- Perl DNS Module - http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/perldns/
A free module for Perl for resolving DNS queries.
- ADNS - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/
ADNS is a free resolver library for C (and C++) programs, released under GNU's General Public License.
- Tinydns and Dnscache - http://tinydns.org/
A replacement for BIND - Tinydns does the authoritative nameserving, Dnscache does the recursive lookups.
- Country Coded Top Level Domains (ccTLD's) - http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm
The official list of all country specific TLD's, including .us, .uk, and .tv, plus links to where you can apply for a domain in that country.
- XBill DNSJava - http://www.xbill.org/dnsjava/
A DNS resolver written in java.
- Nominum - http://www.nominum.com
Nominum provides DNS and DHCP servers and an advanced IP name and address management system.
- Request For Comment 1035 - http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt
This RFC describes the details of the domain system and protocol, and assumes that the reader is familiar with the concepts discussed in a companion RFC, "Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities" [RFC-1034].
- IRON - Independent Root Operator's Network - http://root-dns.org
Independent root server and top level domain (TLD) activity monitoring in both the USG/ICANN controlled legacy namespace and inclusive (alternative) namespaces with searchable databases of root server performance data and TLD support. The inclusive namespaces offer users access to a wider range of TLDs and are enhanced versions of the USG/ICANN legacy namespace, which is generally accessible by default. Accessing the inclusive namespaces may require altering your default DNS settings.
- Secondary DNS Exchange - http://ns2exchange.com/
A list of people who are looking to swap secondary DNS servers.
- MyDNS - http://mydns.bboy.net/
A free DNS server for Unix that serves records directly from a MySQL database.
- Incognito Software Inc. - http://www.incognito.com
Incognito Software Inc. develops DNS management tools for the enterprise and service provider markets. Offers secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant DNS management software.
- Power Domain Name Server - http://powerdns.com
PowerDNS offers an integrated DNS solution for Domain Name Registrys, Registrars, ISPs, Web Hosting companies and corporates. PowerDNS is a non BIND nameserving engine based on OpenSource code and proprietary software.
- DNSbox DNS Server - http://www.dnsbox.us
DNSbox is a German managed DNS Server with phone and mail Support. It is independent, fast, and stable.
- Securing an Internet Name Server - http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/dns.pdf
Paper discussing general name server security, with a focus on BIND. By Allen Householder and Brian King of CERT/CC. [PDF]
- DNS and BIND, 4th Edition - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dns4/
Information about the O'Reilly title by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu. Includes the full text of Chapter 11 which focuses on security: TISG, firewalls, and DNS security extensions.
- Secure BIND Template v3.4 - http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bind-template.html
Detailed explanation as to how to deploy a secure BIND configuration.
- NetworkClue - DNS & DNS Servers - http://www.networkclue.com/internet/DNS
An overview on how DNS works and tutorials for installing and configuring DNS servers on Linux and Microsoft Servers.
- Fusion DNS - Embedded Source Code - http://www.dspos.com/DSPOSWeb/app_protocols/fusion_DNS.htm
Fusion DNS software is a resolver for embedded devices that is comprised of a library of easy-to-use routines that a client application can call to perform the domain name to IP address translation function.
- Adminschoice - http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/domain_name_service.htm
A brief document that describes how to set up a Unix DNS server using BIND.
- DNSSEC - DNS Security Extensions - http://www.dnssec.net/
Offers information about DNSSEC: Security Extensions for DNS. Includes DNSSEC projects, articles, news, developments, presentations, howto's and RFC's.
- DNS & BIND Resources - http://www.bind9.net/
Offers information about DNS and the BIND Nameserver Software from ISC. Includes links, manuals, mailing lists, RFCs and download locations.
- Root Server Technical Operations Assn - http://www.root-servers.org/
Official web site of the DNS root servers. Information, including locations, ASNs, and IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, of the 13 root-servers.net systems.
- DNS Detailer - http://thallium-tech.com
An interesting Windows program that lets you run DNS queries, and it will show all the details of the response. Similar to the results from a good packet sniffer, but without the learning curve.
- DNS overview - http://bio3d.colorado.edu/tor/sadocs/dns/dns.html
An extensive overview of DNS. Includes Bind [4,8,9] configuration and examples.
- DNSSEC Zone Key Tool - http://www.hznet.de/dns/zkt/
A toolkit for secure DNS key management and zone maintenance.
- DNS and E-mail Checks - http://pingability.com/zoneinfo.jsp
Pingability.com is a website that runs checks of your DNS and E-mail setup.
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