Nt 1330 Assignment 1

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Adrian Fisher NT1330 Professor Sayles Unit 1 Assignment 1 DNS & DHCP Today I will be talking about what a Domain Name System (DNS) and what a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is. Then I will explain how the two intersect. A Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed naming system for computers, services or any resource connected to the internet or a private network. Pretty much it’s a internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Sort of like a middle man. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a standardized network protocol used on IP networks for dynamically distributing network configuration parameters, such as Ip addresses for interfaces and services. Now to answer this assignment’s question: How many hosts does it take to justify the time and effort to setup a centrally managed solution for name resolution and address allocation? (In other words, is it worth setting up DHCP for two computers? 5? 25?) . I believe one host is enough. If the host has a working network interface that is connected to a network, chances are it is managed by DHCP uses DNS for name resolution. Although most end users don’t know or understand the how their computer connects to the Internet and never realize their computer is being managed by the router/gateway installed by their ISP which perform the roles of DHCP and DNS servers. I prefer to manage the IP address received by my computers at home by making reservations that way I always know the IP addresses of various hosts on my home

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