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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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Nameserver working for all TLDs except .org

I've recently set up a private name server (ns1.mediamechanic.net / ns2.mediamechanic.net), and it appears to be working for everything except our .org domains (see obapps.org). As far as I can tell, the failure is happening before the request ever…
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How can I specify nameserver's port number in osx?

In resolver manual, it said: The address may optionally have a trailing dot followed by a port number. For example, 10.0.0.17.55 specifies that the nameserver at 10.0.0.17 uses port 55. But it doesn't work, in /etc/resolv.conf or files under…
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Query DNS for multiple domains at once

I have recently moved servers and want to query all of the accounts domains on the new server to check that they are all resolving to the correct NS. I am currently using http://www.whatsmydns.net/#NS which is great. However, it's rather a slow…
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How do I set up a reverse zone file?

I have this zone file in bind: $TTL 86400 mysite.net. IN SOA ns1.mysite.net. admin.mysite.net. ( 2006012008 86400 3600 604800 86400 ) mysite.net. IN NS …
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Name Servers with Registrar vs. Host Provider

This may be a redundant questions, but is there any benefit to using name servers with a registar provider vs. a hosting provider? Some shared hosting accounts through places like 1&1 ask that you use their name servers when using an external domain…
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What TLDs should I use for my NS records for redundancy? (DNSSEC support required)

Question As a general practice, is it a good idea to use multiple TLDs for the name servers? How should I choose between which TLD would be a good candidate for being the root server for my NS name? More Info I am switching over 800 DNS zones to an…
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How to prevent down time if domain registrar goes down?

incase you didn't know, godaddy has just been hit by some idiot hacker that has caused millions (including my own) sites to go down. This leads me to my question... I was using the godaddy nameservers (NS12.DOMAINCONTROL and NS13.DOMAINCONTROL.COM)…
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Nameserver can't be resolved globally. Server has been down for 30 hours

My server is under domain botoholic.com. I've started a dedicated hosting plan with the company Superhost.pl in Poland. My domain provider is Namecheap.com and my DNS is configured on the dedicated server with following…
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Setting up sub-domains with 123-reg.co.uk

Firstly I'm not sure if this was the right site to post this question, but it seemed more appropriate that using stack-overflow because its Web/DNS based. I'm having a bit of trouble setting up a sub domain, I have 2 domain names linked to my vps…
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Nameserver Issue?

I have a domain registered with active-domain.com and yesterday I changed my nameservers to my host, but then I decided to switch my host at the last minute and changed them again. Now, 24 hours or so later, the site will still occasionally pull up…
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Why doesn't changing my default name servers in WebHost Manager take effect?

I'm using cPanel/WHM 11.28.87, and when I go into "Basic cPanel & WHM Setup" in WebHost Manager and change my default nameservers at the bottom of the page, save, and re-open "Basic cPanel & WHM Setup", the nameservers are right back to how they…
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Question about non-authoritive DNS

I am trying to understand DNS and I have the following question: Are the terms secondary nameserver, non-authoritive nameserver and caching-only nameserver the same or are there differences? As I understand it, only the primary NS has the original…
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Do glue records in non-circular dns-lookups speed up domain resolution or not?

Doing a lookup for my domain on http://www.intodns.com/ I noticed theese two messages: In Parent section: DNS Parent sent Glue The parent nameserver g.gtld-servers.net is not sending out GLUE for every nameservers listed, meaning he is…
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Dns - wildcard vs. cname subdomains

Alright I have to admit I'm confused with how DNS works. I've always just added things until they worked, and now it's time to learn how they work. So one confusing thing to me is that there's sort of two places I can have records. I have an account…
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Discover server responsible for serving a PTR for a specific IP?

Just as the title reads: How do I discover what nameserver is the authoritative nameserver for PTR records for a specific IP?
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