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• DNS Essentials
• Tools and resources to help solve your DNS problems.
• Not quite DNS links - but related.

• DNS Report  -  http://www.dnsreport.com/
  Fantastic site for trouble shooting DNS problem. Gives a simple PASS/FAIL/WARNING for all the possible DNS entries along with suggestion on how to set them up.
• DNS Faq  -  http://www.tldp.org/LDP/nag/node88.html
  A straight forward explanation of DNS terms
• Ask Mr DNS  -  http://www.acmebw.com/askmrdns/
  Excellent FAQs for DNS servers. Look here if you cant figure how to do something with DNS.

• DNS Stuff.com  -  http://www.dnsstuff.com/
  The name says it all.
• SamSpade.Org  -  http://www.samspade.org/
  Heaps of Internet related problem solving tools and links.
• Info Bear  -  http://www.infobear.com/cgi-bin/nslookup.cgi
  Easy was to test your DNS entries through 4 different DNS servers.
• Scripted access to MS DNS  -  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dn...
  This article describes how to use the DNS WMI Provider tool. It also includes scripts that show how a list of DNS provisioning requests collected over a morning of sales can be configured in a few seconds. The article uses the DNS WMI Provider tool, a Microsoft-provided script called Import.vbs, and an Excel file call Wwwimport.xls.
• Dynamic DNS Webservice  -  http://www.codeproject.com/webservices/ipmon.asp
  This collection of VS projects allows public DHCP address monitoring by a service on remote clients. When the IP address changes, it is reported to a web service, and then depending on the options for the account, may send an administrative email about the change, and may update a DNS entry.
• Open Source Guide to DNS  -  http://www.zytrax.com/books/dns/
  Excellent documentation on DNS. The "book" focusses on BIND (for UNIX) but the concepts can easily be applied to any DNS server on any operating system.

• How to locate your Internet Visitors  -  http://www.maxmind.com/
  Locate your visitors using GeoIP, an OPenSource/OpenData solution to finding IP address locations. MaxMind also offer "premium" solutions for those who need automatic updates and greater accuracy.
• Installing the MS DNS Provider  -  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dn...
  Microsoft instructions on how to install the DNS provider which allows scripted access to the MS DNS Server
• Scripting DNS entries with Win2K  -  http://www.iisfaq.com/Default.aspx?tabid=2986
  This article describes the process that is required to create new DNS entries on Windows 2000 using VB Script.
• DNS Updates with Win2K  -  http://www.ad.uiuc.edu/ddns.htm
  Artcile fromt he cable guy about DNS Updates with MS DNS server. Good background material.