Map Development Area (MDA)
Location:
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internet
_/_
dns
_/_
cname-record
| cname-record |
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Types:
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Comment:
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host may have more than one name -- one name for the machine itself -- other names for different services on one machine
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example
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www.bond.edu.au. -> CNAME huntsman.bond.edu.au.
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Comment:
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canonical host name is the one with an A record associated -- others are simply aliases referring to the canonical host name
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Comment:
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CNAMEs are useful when a service needs to be migrated from between hosts
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Comment:
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lists canonical (real) name
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