Linux & Administration
Introduction to NIS
Network Information Services (NIS) allows you to create user accounts that can be shared across all systems on your network. The user account is created only on the NIS server. NIS clients download the necessary username and password data from the NIS server to verify each user login.
Domain Name Service
The Domain Name Service (DNS) is an Internet service that converts domain names into their corresponding IP addresses. As you may recall, all computers connected to the Internet area addressed using an Internet Protocol (IP) address. The IP address may be implemented in either the newer IPV6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) format or on the older and more commonIPV4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) format.
DNS Servers
There are several kinds of DNS server, each designed to perform a different type of task under the Domain Name Service. The basic kind of DNS server is the master server. Each network must have at least one master server that is responsible for resolving names on the network.Large networks may need several DNS servers. Some of these can be slave servers that can be updated directly from a master server. Others may be alternative master servers that hosts in a network can use. Both are commonly referred to as secondary servers.
Domain Name Service Deep Dive
The Domain Name Service (DNS) is an Internet service that converts domain names into their corresponding IP addresses. As you may recall, all computers connected to the Internet area addressed using an Internet Protocol (IP) address. The IP address may be implemented in either the newer IPV6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) format or on the older and more commonIPV4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) format
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol that automatically assigns TCP/IP information to client machines. Each DHCP client connects to the centrally located DHCP server, which returns that client's network configuration (including the IP address, gateway, and DNS servers).