DNS Fundamentals/DNS Operations (Online)
Dates: 4 May 2022
Location: Online
Synopsis
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical part of the Internet infrastructure and the largest distributed Internet directory service. DNS translates names to IP addresses, a required process for web navigation, email delivery, and other Internet functions. This course covers the essential concepts to help you understand how DNS works, as well as practical DNS server setup guide to manage your domains.
Target Audience
This course is designed for systems engineers and administrators who will be managing their DNS infrastructure.
Pre-requisites
It is assumed that participants have a understanding of:
- network operations, Internet technologies, OSI reference model and TCP/IP.
- Basic Linux command line (CLI) skills.
We recommend the following Academy courses be completed before the start of the tutorial:
- Routing Basics: https://academy.apnic.net/en/course/routing-fundamentals-course/
- Linux Basics virtual lab: https://academy.apnic.net/en/virtual-labs/
Other Requirements
- Hardware: It is highly recommended that participants bring their own laptop computers with Wifi(b/g/n) and administrative access to system to practice the lessons learned during the workshops.
- Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client (PuTTy)
- Confirm Secure SHell (SSH) is allowed from the office or home network to access the lab infrastructure? Test ssh connectivity, try to connect to route-views.routeviews.org. For example from the CLI type: ssh rviews@route-views.routeviews.org
Workshop topics
DNS Technical Overview
- Domains and Zones
- Root servers
- Recursive and Authoritative DNS
- Forward and Reverse DNS
- Resource Records
DNS Operations
- Installation and Configuration
- Creating Zones
- DNS Queries and Timing Parameters
- Zone Delegation
Workshop Items
- Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
- Trainers: Swapneel Patnekar (APNIC Community Trainer), Praneet Kaur (APNIC Community Trainer)