Lesson 3: Providing DNS Flashcards
Using OS X Server as a DNS server; Understand the how and why of DNS
What is the purpose of DNS?
To convert host names into IP addresses and IP addresses to host names.
If no DNS server is defined when configuring OS X Server, how will the server provide DNS for itself?
A basic DNS server will be configured automatically and turned on.
If you are using an external DNS server to provide DNS for your server, what should you do prior to configuring the server?
You should check that the DNS server has the proper forward and reverse DNS information configured for your server’s host name and IPv4 address.
When might you feel it is OK to leave the automatically configured DNS server running on your server with no modification?
When it is a very simple network with one server, and all the computers and devices are on the same network.
When might you want to use a manually configured DNS service on your OS X Server?
When you want to have records for multiple computers and devices.
