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... Host name to address mappings were maintained by the Network
Information Center (NIC) in a single file (HOSTS ...
... hosts [RFC-952, RFC-953]. The total network
bandwidth consumed in distributing a new version by this
scheme is proportional to the square of the number of hosts ...
... scheme is proportional to the square of the number of hosts in
the network, and even when multiple levels of FTP are used,
the outgoing FTP ...
...
The network population was also changing in character. The
timeshared hosts that made up the original ARPANET ...
... hosts that made up the original ARPANET were being
replaced with local networks of workstations. Local
organizations were administering their own names and
addresses ...
... caused by ad hoc encodings, names should not be required to
contain network identifiers, addresses, routes, or similar
...
... Because we want the name space to be useful in dissimilar
networks and applications, we provide the ability to use the
same name space with different protocol families or
...
... simultaneously updated. When updates are unavailable due to
network or host failure, the usual course is to believe old
information while continuing efforts to update ...
... be as general as possible, so that it can be used to build arbitrary
applications. In particular, the system was designed so that the name
space did not have to be organized along the lines of network
boundaries, name servers, etc. The rationale for this is not that the
name space should have no implied ...
... IN-ADDR.ARPA domain is organized and
distributed by network and host address because its role ...
... address because its role is to translate
from network or host numbers to names; NetBIOS domains ...
... process when the primary is unavailable due to host downtime or network
problems, or when a secondary server has better network access to an
...
... host downtime or network
problems, or when a secondary server has better network access to an
"intermediate" secondary than to the primary.
...
...
A very important goal of the resolver is to eliminate network delay and
name server load from most requests by answering them from its cache of
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... In a less than perfect world, all resolvers will occasionally be unable
to resolve a particular request. This condition can be caused by a
resolver which becomes separated from the rest of the network due to a
link failure or gateway problem, or less often by coincident failure or
...
... PC which lacks the resources to perform the resolver
function, or can centralize the cache for a whole local network or
organization.
...
... eventual access to all of the domain space. The two local servers will
allow the resolver to continue to resolve local names if the local
network becomes isolated from the internet due to gateway or link ...
... manner. The
sorting can be a simple function of preferring addresses on the local
network over others, or may involve statistics from past events, such as
previous response times and batting averages.
...
...
A.ISI.EDU is listed first on the assumption that the resolver orders its
choices by preference, and A.ISI.EDU is on the same network.
...
... Quarterman, J., and J. Hoskins, "Notable Computer Networks",Communications of the ACM, October 1986, volume 29, number 10. ...
... K. Harrenstien, "NAME/FINGER", RFC-742(-> 1288draft | 1196(-> 1288draft) | 1194(-> 1288draft | 1196(-> 1288draft))), Network Information Center, SRI International, December 1977. ...
... Internet Host Table Specification", RFC-810(-> 952), Network Information Center, SRI International, March 1982. Obsolete. See RFC-952. ...
... K. Harrenstien, V. White, and E. Feinler, "Hostnames Server", RFC-811(-> 953hist), Network Information Center, SRI International, March 1982. Obsolete. See RFC-953hist. ...
... NICNAME/WHOIS", RFC-812(-> 3912draft | 954(-> 3912draft)), Network Information Center, SRI International, March 1982. ...
... Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications", RFC-819, Network Information Center, SRI International, August 1982.
Early thoughts on the design of the domain system. Current implementation is completely different. ...
Early thoughts on the design of the domain system. Current implementation is completely different. ...
... Internet Name Service", RFC-830, Network Information Center, SRI International, October 1982.
Early thoughts on the design of the domain system. Current implementation is completely different. ...
Early thoughts on the design of the domain system. Current implementation is completely different. ...
... M. Solomon, L. Landweber, and D. Neuhengen, "The CSNET Name Server", Computer Networks, vol 6, nr 3, July 1982.
Describes a name service for CSNET which is independent from the DNS ...
Describes a name service for CSNET which is independent from the DNS ...