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# Index: D

d2 option (nslookup)
  11.3. Option Settings
  11.6.1. Seeing the Query and Response Packets
daemon file : 4.7.2. Check for Syslog Errors
DARPA : 1.1. A (Very) Brief History of the Internet
data dump : 13.2.2. How to Read a Database Dump
data segment size : 10.4.2.1. Changing the data segment size limit
data types, looking up with nslookup : 11.5.1. Looking Up Different Data Types
database files : (see db files)
datasize substatement
  10.4.2.1. Changing the data segment size limit
  F.1.11.3. limit datasize
db data category (logging) : 7.5.3. Category Details
db files
  2.4.3. Data Files
  4.2. Setting Up DNS Data
  additional data in : 7.2.4. Additional db File Entries
  comments in : 4.2.2. Comments
  contents of (example)
    4.2.7. The Completed Data Files
    4.4.4. The Shortened db Files
  errors in : 4.7.2. Check for Syslog Errors
  for root domain : 15.4.4.4. The db.root file
  format of : A.1. Master File Format
  generating from host tables : (see h2n utility)
  organizing : 7.3. Organizing Your Files
  shortcuts (abbreviations) : 4.4. Abbreviations
  syntax errors in : 13.3.5. 5. Syntax Error in the Conf File or DNS Database File
  updating : 7.2. Updating db Files
db.cache file, updating : 7.2.6. Keeping db.cache Current
db.root file : 15.4.4.4. The db.root file
debug option (nslookup)
  11.3. Option Settings
  11.6.1. Seeing the Query and Response Packets
debug severity level (logging) : 7.5. BIND 8 Logging
debug substatement
  6.1.6. The options Directive
  F.2.7. options debug (4.9.3 and later versions)
debugging
  8.1.2. Capacity Planning
  12. Reading BIND Debugging Output
  interpreting output : 12.3. Reading Debugging Output
  levels of : 12.1. Debugging Levels
  named-xfer program : 13.2.1. How to Use named-xfer
  nslookup and : 11.3. Option Settings
  resolver
    6.1.6. The options Directive
    14.2.5. The _res Structure
  turning on : 12.2. Turning On Debugging
decimal serial numbers : 7.2.2. SOA Serial Numbers
default data category (logging)
  7.5. BIND 8 Logging
  7.5.3. Category Details
default domain
  4.7.3.1. Initialize the default domain name
  6.1.1. The Default Domain
  unset : 13.3.12. 12. Default Domain Not Set
  with nslookup : 11.3. Option Settings
default search list : 6.1.2. The Search List
default_stderr channel (logging) : 7.5.2.4. Stderr channel
defaultrouter file : 8.5.2. Recommendations
defname option (nslookup) : 11.3. Option Settings
delegation
  2.3. Delegation
  2.4.1. Delegating Domains
  10.11.5. Delegated Name Server Configuration
  checking
    9.6. Good Parenting
    9.6.2. Managing Delegation
  in-addr.arpa domain
    3.2.4. Registering with Your Parent
    15.4.4.3. in-addr.arpa delegation
  internal roots : 15.4.4.2. Forward mapping delegation
  lame
    7.6.1. Common Syslog Messages
    7.6.2. Understanding the BIND Statistics
    8.3. Registering Name Servers
  number of subdomains : 9.2. How Many Children?
  octet boundaries and : 9.5.1. Subnetting on an Octet Boundary
  old information : 13.6.8.1. Old delegation information
  subdomains
    9.4.2. Creating and Delegating a Subdomain
    13.3.9. 9. Missing Subdomain Delegation
deleting
  aliases : 9.7.1. Removing Parent Aliases
  hosts : 7.2.1. Adding and Deleting Hosts
/dev/null file : 10.11.4. Running BIND as a Non-Root User
dial-on-demand connections : 15.5.2. Dial-on-Demand
dialup connections
  6.4.9. Windows 95
  15.5. Dialup Connections
dig utility : 7.2.6. Keeping db.cache Current
Digital UNIX : 6.4.5. Digital's Digital UNIX
directives
  6.1.8. A Note on the 4.9 Resolver Directives
  (see also under specific directive)
  list of : F.1. BIND Name Server Boot File Statements
  resolver
    6.1. The Resolver
    6.1.8. A Note on the 4.9 Resolver Directives
directories, organizing db files in : 7.3.1. Using Several Directories
directory directive : F.1. BIND Name Server Boot File Statements
disabled UDP checksums : 13.5.5. Name Server Startup Fails Because UDP Checksums Disabled
disasters, preventing and handling : 8.5. Planning for Disasters
distfile file : 8.2.1. Primary Master and Slave Servers
dname parameter (res_search) : 14.2.4. The Resolver Library Routines
DNS (Domain Name System)
  configuring hosts for : 6. Configuring Hosts
    consequences of : 6.3. Minimizing Pain and Suffering
  database files : (see db files)
  disasters : 8.5. Planning for Disasters
  documentation on : Preface
  firewalls and : 15.4. DNS and Internet Firewalls
  fundamentals of : 1.3. The Domain Name System, in a Nutshell
  history of : 1.2.1. The History of the Domain Name System
  NIS with : 6.4.1.2. Using DNS with NIS
  packet format
    11.6.1. Seeing the Query and Response Packets
    14.2.1. DNS Packet Format
  resource records : (see resource records)
  when to use : 1.5. Must I Use DNS?
  WINS and : 15.9. DNS and WINS
  X.500 directory system vs. : 15.8. DNS Versus X.500
DNS client : 6.1.4. The nameserver Directive
DNS NOTIFY
  3.1. Getting BIND
  10.2. DNS NOTIFY (Zone Change Notification)
DNS UPDATE : 3.1. Getting BIND
documentation
  BIND : 3.1.1. Handy Mailing Lists and Usenet Newsgroups
  DNS : Preface
  firewalls : 15.4.1. Types of Firewall Software
  network numbers : 3.2.3. Checking That Your Network Is Registered
domain directive
  6.1.1. The Default Domain
  6.1.3. The search Directive
  F.2.1. domain
  NIS and : 6.4.1.2. Using DNS with NIS
domain name space : 2.1. The Domain Name Space
  CIDR and : 3.2.3. Checking That Your Network Is Registered
  Internet
    2.2. The Internet Domain Name Space
    2.2.1. Top-Level Domains
  shadow namespace : 15.4.6. A Shadow Namespace
  visibility of : 15.4.6. A Shadow Namespace
Domain Name System : (see DNS)
domain names
  1.3. The Domain Name System, in a Nutshell
  2.1.1. Domain Names
  A.4.1.1. Domain name
  abbreviations : 4.4. Abbreviations
  aliases : (see aliases)
  checking host names : 4.5. Host Name Checking (BIND 4.9.4 and Later Versions)
  choosing
    3.2. Choosing a Domain Name
    9.3. What to Name Your Children
  collisions : 1.2.1. The History of the Domain Name System
  compressing/expanding
    14.2.3. Domain Name Compression
    14.2.6. The Name Server Library Routines
  consistency of
    1.2.1. The History of the Domain Name System
    2.4. Name Servers and Zones
  fully qualified (FQDNs)
    2.1.1. Domain Names
    6.1.2. The Search List
  geographic : (see geographic domain names)
  how to read : 2.2.3. Reading Domain Names
  local, can't be looked up : 13.6.1. Local Name Can't Be Looked Up
  mail exchangers
    5.1. MX Records
    5.2. What's a Mail Exchanger, Again?
  mapping
    4.2.6. PTR Records
    (see also PTR records)
  mapping addresses to
    2.6.4. Mapping Addresses to Names
    4.2.6. PTR Records
  mapping to addresses : 4.2.5. Address and Alias Records
  MX records : (see MX records)
  remote, looking up : 4.7.3.4. Look up a remote name
  resolving : (see resolution)
  servers for : (see name servers)
  storage : 14.2.2. Domain Name Storage
  subdomains : 2.1.2. Domains
  trailing dot (.)
    2.1.1. Domain Names
    4.2.3. SOA Records
    4.4.1. Appending Domains
    13.3.6. 6. Missing Dot at the End of a Name in a DNS Database File
    A.1. Master File Format
domains
  1.3. The Domain Name System, in a Nutshell
  2.1.2. Domains
  3.2.2. Elsewhere in the World
  (see also under specific domain name)
  adding : 4.9. Adding More Domains
  default
    4.7.3.1. Initialize the default domain name
    6.1.1. The Default Domain
    11.3. Option Settings
    13.3.12. 12. Default Domain Not Set
  delegating
    2.3. Delegation
    2.4.1. Delegating Domains
    13.3.9. 9. Missing Subdomain Delegation
    15.4.4.3. in-addr.arpa delegation
    old information : 13.6.8.1. Old delegation information
  email to specific : 15.4.4.8. Mail to specific Internet domains
  getting information on
    3.2.1. Where in the World Do I Fit?
    3.2.2.1. The us domain
  in-addr.arpa
    3.2.4. Registering with Your Parent
    15.4.4.3. in-addr.arpa delegation
    E. in-addr.arpa Registration Form
    delegating : 9.4.5. Delegating an in-addr.arpa Zone
    incorrect delegation : 13.6.5. rlogin and rsh to Host Fails Access Check
    subdomains of : 9.5. Subdomains of in-addr.arpa Domains
  international : (see geographic domain names)
  levels of : 2.1.2. Domains
  non-U.S. : 2.2.2. Further Down
  "nonexistent domain" message : 11.7.3. No PTR Data for Name Server's Address
  parenting : 9. Parenting
    checking delegation : 9.6. Good Parenting
    creating subdomains : 9.4. How to Become a Parent: Creating Subdomains
    managing transition to subdomains : 9.7. Managing the Transition to Subdomains
    naming subdomains : 9.3. What to Name Your Children
  registering
    3.2.3. Checking That Your Network Is Registered
    D. Domain Registration Form
  root domain
    1.3. The Domain Name System, in a Nutshell
    2.1. The Domain Name Space
    cache data for : 4.2.9. The Root Cache Data
    updating record of : 7.2.6. Keeping db.cache Current
  searching : 11.1.3. Domain Searches
  state- and city-level
    2.2.2. Further Down
    3.2.2.1. The us domain
  testing setup : 4.7.3. Testing Your Setup with nslookup
  top-level
    (see top-level domains)
    (see
  zones vs. : 2.4. Name Servers and Zones
dot (.)
  default domain and : 6.1.1. The Default Domain
  ndots substatement
    6.1.6. The options Directive
    F.2.6. options ndots (4.9.3 and later versions)
  root domain
    1.3. The Domain Name System, in a Nutshell
    2.1. The Domain Name Space
    4.2.9. The Root Cache Data
  trailing in domain names
    2.1.1. Domain Names
    4.2.3. SOA Records
    4.4.1. Appending Domains
    13.3.6. 6. Missing Dot at the End of a Name in a DNS Database File
    A.1. Master File Format
dotted-octet representation : 2.6.4. Mapping Addresses to Names
dump, database : 13.2.2. How to Read a Database Dump
DUN (Dial-Up Networking)
  6.4.9. Windows 95
  15.5. Dialup Connections
Dunlap, Kevin : 1.4. The History of BIND
duplicate queries : 7.6.2. Understanding the BIND Statistics
dynamic update facility : 10.3. DNS Dynamic Update
Dynamic Update standard : 3.1. Getting BIND

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