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Topic: DNS lookup

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot

Favorite possession(s):

Linux box, Windows computer, Wiretap kit

Dream job(s):

Webmaster

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
"Beginning Visual Basic 6" by Peter Wright

Favorite food(s):

Interest(s):

Geneology, Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking, Counter Strike, Quake

Favorite online activity(s):

Spamming, Chatting on ICQ, Finding warez

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at statistics."
"A rolling stone gathers no moss"

Expert Talk

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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

All DNS lookups that the system performs are stored in a local data file so subsequent lookups of the same machine run from the cashed file unless otherwise specified.
DNS lookup speed depends on your system, network and Internet but not on the log analyzer you use.
DNS lookup runs 100 simultaneous queries, rechecks valid and invalid links after a certain amount of time.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

DNS Lookup - the process of resolving an IP address (ie 192.
Postfix DNS lookups are known to fail because of incorrect permissions on system files and directories.
DNS provides hostname resolution and lookup services.

Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer

A DNS Lookup Failed message indicates that the browser could not contact your domain name server, or that the domain name server was not aware of the site.
Host DNS Lookup Find IP address of a host from its name or its name from the IP address.
A Reverse DNS lookup will give you the DNS name of a computer when all you know is the IP address.

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