Infrastructure Services Flashcards
In DNS, what is the Berkley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
Stores different types of resource records used to resolve names.
What is an A record
A – end device address
What is and NS record
NS - authoritative name server
What is a CNAME record
canonical name (or Fully Qualified Domain Name) for an alias, used when multiple services have the single network address but each service has its own DNS entry
What is an MX record
mail exchange record, maps a domain name to a list of mail exchange servers for that domain
How does DHCP work
Client broadcasts DHCPDISOVER message to identify DHCP servers on the network
DHCP server replied with DHCPOFFER
Client may receive multiple DHCPOFFER messages if there is more than one dhcp server, therefore it DHCPREQUEST message identifies explicit server and lease offer that client is accepting
Assuming IP is available, server returns DHCPACK to acknowledge lease
If lease is no longer valid, due to timeout or another client taking lease, server responds with DHCPNAK (negative ack) message, which means process must start again
What is a DHCP server
Provides IP addresses
What is a DHCP relay
If no DHCP server is present, can forward DHCP requests to server
What is a DHCP client
Receives IP addresses
What is NTP
Provides time synchronisation between network devices
What is an ACL
Filters traffic at an interface
What are the allowed numbers to use for Standard ACLS
1-99
1300-1999
Where should a standard ACL be placed
As close to the destination as possible
What are the allowed numbers to use for extended ACLs
100-199
2000-2699
Where should extended ACLs be placed
As close to source as possible