Chapter 7. Configuring DNS Records

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Resource Record Types and Their Uses: Resource records in DNS contain all the information required for DNS servers to resolve client queries. This section introduces the most common record types and shows you how to create them.

Configuring Resource Record Properties: This section introduces you to the various configurable properties of the different resource record types, in particular the SOA and NS records. It also discusses additional tasks you need to be familiar with concerning resource records, such as configuring the Time-to-Live parameter, registering records, netmask ordering, DNS record security, and so on.

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