See also:

• Computers: Internet: Domain Names  (994)

• Adminschoice - A brief document that describes how to set up a Unix DNS server using BIND.
• ADNS - ADNS is a free resolver library for C (and C++) programs, released under GNU's General Public License.
• BIND 8 for NT - Provides "quick and dirty" instructions for setting up the BIND DNS server on Windows NT, including sample zone files.
• DNS & BIND Resources - Offers information about DNS and the BIND Nameserver Software from ISC. Includes links, manuals, mailing lists, RFCs and download locations.
• DNS and E-mail Checks - Pingability.com is a website that runs checks of your DNS and E-mail setup.
• DNS Oversimplied: How to Check Your DNS - Step-by-step instructions on how to verify that your DNS is working properly and is error-free, even if your ISP handles your DNS.
• DNS Resources Directory (DNSRD) - Offers general information, reference material, software, news, and links.
• DNSSEC - DNS Security Extensions - Offers information about DNSSEC: Security Extensions for DNS. Includes DNSSEC projects, articles, news, developments, presentations, howto's and RFC's.
• DNSSEC Zone Key Tool - A toolkit for secure DNS key management and zone maintenance.
• Fusion DNS - Embedded Source Code - Fusion DNS software is a resolver for embedded devices that is comprised of a library of easy-to-use routines that a client application can call to perform the domain name to IP address translation function.
• gTLD-MoU - Memorandum of Understanding on Generic Top-Level Domains. Includes historical details such as why certain Top Level Domains (such as .biz) were chosen.
• Howto Become A Totally Small Time DNS Admin - Plain text instructions on setting up administration under Linux.
• IANA Root Zone Database - The official list of all generic and country specific TLD's, with contact information for the corresponding sponsors and registries.
• Incognito Software Inc. - Incognito Software Inc. develops DNS management tools for the enterprise and service provider markets. Offers secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant DNS management software.
• Men and Mice - Offers a diagnostic utility for DNS administrators, and QuickDNS Pro, a DNS server for the Mac.
• Net::DNS - A free module for Perl for resolving DNS queries.
• NetworkClue - DNS & DNS Servers - An overview on how DNS works and tutorials for installing and configuring DNS servers on Linux and Microsoft Servers.
• Nixu Software Oy Ltd - Develops and markets virtualization-ready, secure DNS and IP addressing solutions distributed as software appliances.
• Nominum - Nominum provides DNS and DHCP servers and an advanced IP name and address management system.
• Putting Locations into the DNS - How to put your latitude and longitude into your DNS configuration, plus some nifty extras, like maps.
• Request For Comment 1035 - This RFC describes the details of the domain system and protocol, and assumes that the reader is familiar with the concepts discussed in a companion RFC, "Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities" [RFC-1034].
• Root Server Technical Operations Assn - Official web site of the DNS root servers. Information, including locations, ASNs, and IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, of the 13 root-servers.net systems.
• Secondary DNS Exchange - A list of people who are looking to swap secondary DNS servers.
• Secure BIND Template v3.4 - Detailed explanation as to how to deploy a secure BIND configuration.
• Securing an Internet Name Server - Paper discussing general name server security, with a focus on BIND. By Allen Householder and Brian King of CERT/CC. [PDF]
• Simple DNS Plus - DNS server software for Windows 9x/NT/2000. Free trial version, screenshots, client testimonials, FAQ, tutorials.
• Tinydns and Dnscache - A replacement for BIND - Tinydns does the authoritative nameserving, Dnscache does the recursive lookups.
• XBill DNSJava - A DNS resolver written in java.