DNS related links

• Introduction to DNS
• Books on DNS
• BIND distributions
• Registering domain names
• Configuring BIND name servers
• DNS and BIND discussion groups and mailing lists
• BIND FAQs
• BIND error messages
• RFCs
• Online DNS tools
• DNS resources on other sites

Introduction to DNS

• How Domain Name Servers work
• Introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS)
• How does a DNS server work?
• A brief overview of the Domain Name System (DNS)

Books on DNS

• DNS and BIND
• DNS & BIND Cookbook
• DNS in Action
• DNS on Windows 2000
• DNS on Windows NT
• TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Edition
• Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration

BIND distributions

• The latest BIND 8 distribution
• The latest BIND 9 distribution:
• The latest BIND 9 distribution, compiled for Windows 32 platforms
• The latest snapshot of BIND 9

Registering domain names

• InterNIC Registration Services
• Domain name registries around the world
• InterNIC's Accredited Registrar Directory

Configuring BIND name servers

• The ISC's BIND 8 Configuration File Guide
• Nominum's BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual
• Acme Byte & Wire's "Ask Mr. DNS" column
• Rob Thomas' Secure BIND Template
• Setting Up A Basic DNS For A Domain
• Len Conrad's 'BIND on NT' site

• MARC's searchable archive of the bind9-users mailing list
• The ISP-DNS Email Discussion List Archives
• DNS-Swap mailing list

BIND FAQs

• Doug Barton's bind-users FAQ
• comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Frequently Asked Questions
• Nominum's BIND FAQ
• Nominum's BIND 8 Security FAQ

BIND error messages

• Kevin O'Neil's list of BIND error messages
  Click to access the DNS/BIND/named messages document.

RFCs (Request For Comment documents)

• RFC Editor RFC Database
• RFC Index from the IETF
• RFC 1035, "Domain Names - Implementation and Specification"
• The IETF's DNS Extensions (dnsext) Working Group Charter
• The IETF's DNS Operations (dnsop) Working Group Charter

Online DNS tools

• Men & Mice DNS Analyzing Service (free)
• Men & Mice's online DiG service ('Dig it man!')
• Various handy online lookup services at SamSpade.org (whois, traceroutes and more)
• Allwhois.com
• Net::DNS, a Perl module for sending DNS queries and updates
• Netcraft's web site finder

DNS resources on other sites

• Public Information Resources on the Internet Domain Name System
• DNS - ZDNet Webopedia Definition and Links
• DNSSEC information