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   1. What is the version number of the installed BIND package?
 
   1. What is the version number of the installed BIND package?
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Name: Mohak Vyas
  
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Answer: The version number of the installed BIND package is 9.5.0-P2.
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After starting the name server, when you give the command service named status, it prints the version number.
  
  
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   3. What is bind tool called "named-checkzone" use for?
 
   3. What is bind tool called "named-checkzone" use for?
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Name: Mohak Vyas
  
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Answer: The zone file should be checked for format consistency. Named-checkzone  checks the syntax and integrity on the zone file.
  
  
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   5. We have used the dig and nslookup bind utilities in this lab, what are the other two bind utilities and what are they for?
 
   5. We have used the dig and nslookup bind utilities in this lab, what are the other two bind utilities and what are they for?
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Name: Mohak Vyas
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Answer: The other two utilities are host and nsupdate.
  
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<u>host:</u> A utility for performing DNS lookups, normally used to convert names to IP address and vice-versa.
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<u>nsupdate:</u> A utility to update a DNS zone, adding or  deleting any type of DNS record the name server supports.
  
  

Revision as of 13:41, 6 October 2008

Questions

  1. What is the version number of the installed BIND package?

Name: Mohak Vyas

Answer: The version number of the installed BIND package is 9.5.0-P2. After starting the name server, when you give the command service named status, it prints the version number.


  2. What is bind tool called "named-checkconf" use for?

Name: Nestor the Guy who Paste all the questions...

Answer: The bind tool "Named-checkconf" is to used for checking the syntax of a named configuration file. But it will not check semantics.


  3. What is bind tool called "named-checkzone" use for?

Name: Mohak Vyas

Answer: The zone file should be checked for format consistency. Named-checkzone checks the syntax and integrity on the zone file.


  4. What are the names of all the other tools in the bind package?

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  5. We have used the dig and nslookup bind utilities in this lab, what are the other two bind utilities and what are they for?

Name: Mohak Vyas

Answer: The other two utilities are host and nsupdate.

host: A utility for performing DNS lookups, normally used to convert names to IP address and vice-versa. nsupdate: A utility to update a DNS zone, adding or deleting any type of DNS record the name server supports.


  6. What is the information provided by the "service named status" command?

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  7. Will the "version" statement in the "/etc/named.conf" file change the output of the "service named status" command?

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  8. The SOA resource record in a zone file contains 5 numbers, what is the usage of the last one?

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