14 used from �2.33

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Share your own customer images

Search inside another edition of this book

DNS and BIND (Paperback)

by Paul Albitz (Author), Cricket Liu (Author), Mike Loukides (Author), Deborah Russell (Author)

4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.

14 used from �2.33

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

Fast DNS Services opens new browser window

UltraDNS.com - Resolve All Your DNS Requests With UltraDNS Directory Service Platform

DHCP Server Appliance opens new browser window

www.dhcpatriot.com - Easy config and admin, check out the DHCPatriot today!

Free DNS Testing Tool opens new browser window

www.Infoblox.com/DNS - Implement DNS Best Practices with DNS Advisor Tools from Cricket Liu.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

DNS & Bind Cookbook

by Cricket Liu

�14.39

TCP/IP Network Administration: Help for UNIX System Administrators

by Craig Hunt

4.8 out of 5 stars (9) �21.43

Postfix: The Definitive Guide

by Kyle Dent

4.7 out of 5 stars (6) �16.00

Classic Shell Scripting: Hidden Commands that Unlock the Power of Unix

by Arnold Robbins

4.8 out of 5 stars (5) �16.54

Network Warrior

by Gary Donahue

4.5 out of 5 stars (4) �21.38

› Explore similar items

Product details

Paperback: 622 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 4 edition (16 April 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596001584
ISBN-13: 978-0596001582
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 17.9 x 2.9 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 213,641 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Popular in these categories:

#13 in	Books > Computing & Internet > UNIX & Linux > UNIX & Linux Administation
#15 in	Books > Computing & Internet > Networking & Security > Network Topics > DNS
#35 in	Books > Computing & Internet > Networking & Security > Network Topics > TCP-IP & Other Internet Protocols

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

DNS and BIND is an explanation of the glorious Domain Name System (DNS). DNS takes familiar Internet network and machine names (such as "Amazon.co.uk") and converts them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (such as "208.35.218.15") that are meaningful to routers and so useful for identifying the machine you want to reach. What's amazing is, DNS enables someone in Germany to refer, by name, to a computer in Mongolia even if no one in Germany has ever accessed the distant machine before. It's pretty much self-configuring too: no human effort in Germany is necessary to make the Mongolian machine reachable by name. DNS and BIND explains how DNS works better than any other piece of documentation, printed or otherwise. The work of Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu, now in its fourth revision, has long been considered a classic among systems administrators and network architects, particularly those with a UNIX bent.

The fourth edition is mainly an update: The authors have added coverage of incremental and conditional zone transfer with BIND's new NOTIFY features, as well as of Transaction Signatures (TSIG) and DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). Sections on firewalling and DNS for IPv6 addresses have been expanded, and Albitz and Liu maintain their impeccable style that combines text and illustrative listings into an educational whole throughout. --David Wall

Topics covered: The Domain Name System (DNS) and how it's implemented by BIND (through versions 8.2.3 and 9.1.0), how to set up BIND, how to configure MX records for mail service, parent and child domains, NOTIFY, and DNS security.

Amazon.co.uk Review

This is the definitive book on the Domain Name System (DNS), the powerful scheme that facilitates the translation of English-like domain names (www.amazon.com) into computer-comprehensible Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (208.216.182.15). If you run a DNS server of any kind, particularly under Unix, you need to have this book on hand.

This book's early chapters give a view of DNS from high altitude, explaining basic concepts such as domains, name servers and name resolution. From there, the authors proceed on a more practical tack, presenting specific instructions for setting up your own domain and DNS server using BIND. The authors then tell you what to do as your domain grows and you need to add more machines, subdomains, and greater throughput capacity. They also talk a lot about nslookup and C programming with the various DNS and BIND libraries. Administrators will find the chapter on BIND debugging output particularly helpful. Here, the authors translate BIND's mysterious error messages and offer specific strategies for fixing and optimising the program. This edition covers BIND 8.1.2, but pays lots of attention to older versions that are still in wide use (4.8.3 and 4.9). The authors are careful to note differences among the versions. --David Wall, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

dns

bind

sysadmin

linux

work

unix

system administration

sysadmin - unix

net

internet

geek

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	84% buy the item featured on this page: DNS and BIND 4.9 out of 5 stars (14)
	5% buy TCP/IP Network Administration: Help for UNIX System Administrators 4.8 out of 5 stars (9) �21.43
	4% buy LDAP System Administration 4.5 out of 5 stars (2) �17.31
	3% buy Network Warrior 4.5 out of 5 stars (4) �21.38

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

14 Reviews

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.9 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Textbook for the Unix Professional, 25 May 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: DNS and BIND (Paperback)

I bought this book in order to understand and sort out the problems with the DNS setup of a large customer running multiple Unix systems. While it was a one-off purchase for a single job rather than part of any ongoing task I feel it was money very well spent. Whilst readable it is clearly a solid technical textbook aimed at people who do this for a living rather than a popular guide. For someone who just wants to learn about how the Internet works out of curiosity it would be pointless to buy this book. Ideally you need a fair knowledge of such things as Unix and TCP/IP to get the best out of this book, but if like me you do this to pay the mortgage and put food in front of the children, then this book is a must have for the low down on BIND and DNS.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best DNS book out there, 9 Oct 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: DNS and BIND (Paperback)

Many people refer to this book as the DNS bible, it takes you right from the very beginning building up your knowledge of DNS and continues to give all the information you need to get a bind server running. Of course there couldn't be a better pair of authors to write this book, as of course you will discover they are responsible (with the ISC) for maintaining bind. I would recommend this to anyone working with or setting up DNS servers on any flavour of UNIX.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The de-facto DNS book, 21 Mar 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: DNS and BIND (Paperback)

Remember DNS is pretty dry, especially if you just learning it from a book. That said, this book is pretty much the std one to go for if you want to learn about DNS. It is clear and concise whilst still covering topics in a detail level that will suit 99% of DNS admins.

If you're looking for a book on DNS that will help you from starting out to becoming "Mr. Classless in.addr.arpa" buy it.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 14 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A good general reference.
Clearly laid out and simple to understand. Written in a fashion that's not too dull.

Published 4 months ago by G. D. Hewitt

5.0 out of 5 stars just one word "perfect"
Not being an IT pro, I am kind of average joe who when in need of something new to learn googles for it first or reads forums to get an impression of the scale. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Al

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BIBLE OF DNS!
When people hear about DNS, they go, "Eh, what?" - DNS is very important to the Internet and anyone a I. Read more

Published 18 months ago by D. Matthews

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic of the Internet age!
This is now my 3rd copy of this book, I'm reviewing the 5th edition that I have just upgraded to. There isn't too much to say about this book really, if you are going to be... Read more

Published 22 months ago by faikeath

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book for administrators of DNS
This book has everything for the novice upto expert level. This is one book I strongly recomend for those who use DNS on Unix/Linux. Read more

Published on 24 Oct 2000 by john@j-east.dircon.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 C's: Clear, Concise, Comprehensive
Well, that says it all, really. If you need to set up name lookup services with any more complexity than editing /etc/hosts, then this book is for you. Read more

Published on 9 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The Internet Classic...
This is the classic guide to one of the core functions of the Internet. If you run name servers, this is the reference yo� should read. Read more

Published on 8 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A Comprehensive Guide to the founding principles of the WWW
Every person who has contact with web based administration must have this book. It's saved me many hours work and I wouldn't be without it.

Published on 8 April 2000 by Mr Tim S Parkin

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful reference.
Although some examples can be a little unlikely, this book manages to be the best resource for DNS reference. Read more

Published on 22 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars the way to understand DNS
If you are connected to the internet and need to understand, plan, use , bla bla bla bla ...

Buy this book right now, it you help you to dive into DNS, the growth of internet... Read more

Published on 5 Nov 1998

› See all 14 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }