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A name server is a computer server that hosts a network service for providing responses to queries against a directory service.

A name server is a computer server that hosts a network service for providing responses to queries against a directory service. It maps a human-recognizable identifier to a system-internal, often numeric, identification or addressing component. This service is performed by the server according to a network service protocol.

Examples of name servers is the Domain Name System (DNS), one of the two principal name spaces of the Internet. The most important function of these DNS servers is the translation (resolution) of human-memorable domain names and hostnames into the corresponding numeric Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, the second principal Internet name space which is used to identify and locate computer systems and resources on the Internet.

Source: Wikipedia.

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DNS query sends NS response for NAPTR query instead of going for SRV and A query

I am trying to send dns query with NAPTR+SRV+A query but after NAPTR query it dns send NAPTR response with NS response and with additional records that is SRV and A but I want to send SRV and A query exclusively.
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DNS subdomain delegation for different servers, but same domain

could someone explain to me what i am doing wrong, or it is just impossible to do. Just for learning, and understading how subdomain delegation works. I have 1 domain eg.: server.com and 3 VPS servers, what i am trying to do is set custom name…
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While Changing Nameservers How To Avoid Downtime?

Referring to the Question already asked, several people have said No, as long as both sets of nameservers have the same records you'll experience no downtime. What does same records meant here? How can I do that? I currently want to change my…
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Website won't reach with a certain domain

I have a website named persianboneh.com , it is unreachable, but with another domain parked on this domain it works ok. persianboneh.com soulati.ir both have same name servers , what is the problem ?
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Hosting provider with no Nameservers

I'm almost finished my classifieds website, made using php-mysql and I've been considering a hosting provider, who is giving a good configuration at a fair price. The only drawback is that they do not provide their own nameservers. So, i might need…
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Is SERVFAIL error related to changing of nameservers?

After changing name servers of recently acquired domain, I receive this SERVFAIL error running dig on the domain name. GoDaddy, where I buy domain name, says it's not their fault because the WHOIS records update. Company where I point domain…
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Registar asks for a domain instead of IP address for the nameservers of my domain

Let's say I have a DNS server at home with IP 123.123.123.123. How can I tell my registrar to use this server as the nameserver for my domain? I can't just provide it with an IP address.
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Two A records under one domain in different servers, possible?

Is it possible to have two A records under one domain in different servers? ns1.domain.com from server1 points to 192.168.1.1 and ns2.domain.com from server2 points to 192.168.1.2 Is this scenario possible? If so how Bind9 can be configured for…
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dig and dig -x are answering different

I don't want the name provider to manage my records. I want to handle it myself. So I installed bind9 and made some configurations reading some articles and following some examples. bind didn't show any error after I created/edited the required…
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I need to close a web host account, but I don't understand how the domains, name servers, web hosts are working

I'll try to make this a clear as possible, as its confusing to me. A developer set all of this up and now he's unavailable for this. There are 2 domain names both with Netfirms: old.com and new.com. old.com used to be the website, but the company…
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Which DNS record type points at the directory where the website resides?

A server can host multiple websites. For example let the server'S IP be 111.222.333.444 Then one website could reside at 11.222.333.444/example1 and another at 11.222.333.444/example2 directory If you dig the a DNS record of those two, you will…
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Nameservers with CloudFlare

I want to make a hosting service but I don't want to expose my IP address. So, I set my account up at cloudflare and setup the DNS records on cloudflare and set my host up. But now, I can't seem to get the nameservers up without getting my IP…
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Set up Windows Server 2012 R2 before migrating wordpress website

My company decides to move their website to a new Windows Dedicated Server. I am a totally newbie right here, and have no idea what to do. Can you please let me know what are the steps to do that? Tried to figure it out but some posts are to…
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Why do nameservers have their own names?

For example, lets say there is a hosting company, hostingcompany.com, with nameserver ns1.hostingcompany.com. When I type hostingcompany.com into my browser, my computer contacts a top level .com domain nameserver, which in turn contacts the name…
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What is the difference between setting the DNS "A" record and changing nameservers

I'm transferring web hosting for one domain from provider A to provider B. Now what I want is only the web server is to be transferred excluding the email hosting. Which settings I'll do in order to get what result I wanted to have? Setting the DNS…
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