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IPv4 DNS configuration
DNS overview
Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed database used by TCP/IP applications to translate domain
names into corresponding IP addresses. With DNS, you can use easy-to-remember domain names in
some applications and let the DNS server translate them into correct IP addresses.
DNS services can be static or dynamic. After a user specifies a name, the device checks the local static
name resolution table for an IP address. If no IP address is available, it contacts the DNS server for
dynamic name resolution, which takes more time than static name resolution. To improve efficiency, you
can put frequently queried name-to-IP address mappings in the local static name resolution table.
Static domain name resolution
Static domain name resolution means setting up mappings between domain names and IP addresses. IP
addresses of the corresponding domain names can be found in the static domain resolution table when
you use applications such as Telnet.
Dynamic domain name resolution
Resolution process
1. A user program sends a name query to the resolver of the DNS client.
2. The DNS resolver looks up the local domain name cache for a match. If the resolver finds a match,
it sends the corresponding IP address back. If not, it sends a query to the DNS server.
3. The DNS server looks up the corresponding IP address of the domain name in its DNS database.
If no match is found, the server sends a query to a higher level DNS server. This process continues
until a result, whether successful or not, is returned.
4. After receiving a response from the DNS server, the DNS client returns the resolution result to the
application.
Figure 36 Dynamic domain name resolution
Request
Response Response
Request
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DNS client
DNS server
Resolver
Cache
User
program
Figure 36 shows the relationship between the user program, DNS client, and DNS server.