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rDNS: What is it and how does it work?

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The rDNS (Reverse DNS) process is only one aspect of the Domain Name System’s operation. The purpose is to connect an IP address to a domain name. It’s a tool that can be used in both the IT and business fields.

rDNS – meaning

As we know, DNS is the process by which we use a domain name to reach its corresponding IP address. Reverse Domain Name System or rDNS is a procedure where you use the IP address to get information about the domain name. So this process is the opposite of standard DNS resolution. 

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A record, the king of the DNS records

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Domain name system (DNS) makes the Internet experience easier for everybody, visitors, and websites’ owners. But if you take a look at its “backstage”, it’s a complex show to run. Many different actors are involved. Hosting, domain names, registers, data, IP addresses, DNS records…

DNS records are some of those important components. They are simple and brief messages, instructions for DNS servers to execute specific tasks. The syntax and commands DNS records contain allow servers to know which IP address is associated with a specific domain name, where to direct a query, the way they (servers) should answer a query, the time they should keep it, etc.

How to start managing A records?

What is an A record?

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