The Domain Name System & Routing

The Domain Name System & Routing

How does DNS allow clients and routers to find servers.

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About this course

Course Details

The Domain Name System is the contact list of the internet, converting domain names to the IP Addresses needed to connect to specific servers.

Learning Objectives

  • IP addresses
    • IPv4
    • IPv6
  • Parts of a Domain Name
  • DNS records
    • A record
    • AAAA record
    • CNAME record
    • TXT record
    • CAA
  • What are DNS Nameservers
  • Routing with Routers
  • Unicast vs Anycast
  • Fastly’s DNS Routing Tools

Curriculum31 min

  • What is DNS? 6 min
  • DNS records 4 min
  • Domain name structure 3 min
  • Where are DNS records stored and looking them up 4 min
  • Network Routers - Getting to my destination 6 min
  • DNS and Anycast 3 min
  • Taking Control of Routing with DNS Maps 5 min
  • DNS Quiz

About this course

Course Details

The Domain Name System is the contact list of the internet, converting domain names to the IP Addresses needed to connect to specific servers.

Learning Objectives

  • IP addresses
    • IPv4
    • IPv6
  • Parts of a Domain Name
  • DNS records
    • A record
    • AAAA record
    • CNAME record
    • TXT record
    • CAA
  • What are DNS Nameservers
  • Routing with Routers
  • Unicast vs Anycast
  • Fastly’s DNS Routing Tools

Curriculum31 min

  • What is DNS? 6 min
  • DNS records 4 min
  • Domain name structure 3 min
  • Where are DNS records stored and looking them up 4 min
  • Network Routers - Getting to my destination 6 min
  • DNS and Anycast 3 min
  • Taking Control of Routing with DNS Maps 5 min
  • DNS Quiz