Wat is een DNS suffix?

DNS staat voor D omein N aam S ysteem. Dit systeem omvat een wereldwijde database van domeinnamen die hiërarchisch zijn opgebouwd. Het DNS regelt de vertaalslag tussen het IP-adres en de domeinnaam. Elke computer die op internet is aangesloten heeft een IP-adres.

Domain Name Servers (DNS) houden bij welke websitenaam bij welk IP-nummer hoort. Een DNS-service vertaalt een opgevraagd webadres naar het IP-adres van de server waarop de website draait.

What is a DNS Suffix?

A DNS suffix is the DNS name without the hostname part. We know that any computer that joined an active directory domain will receive an additional part to the name which will compose the actually FQDN of the computer, like for example comp1.compinfopro.com. At the same time, this computer also receives the domain name as a primary DNS suffix.

What is connection specific DNS name?

Connection specific DNS name is some time useful, for example you can use multiple names to find which network connection to use when client computers connect to multihomed computer. By default your FQDN must be same as a Active directory domain name where the computer is located. For more information refer below article.

What is the domain name suffix for a Windows computer?

A Windows computer can have two possible domain name suffixes appended to it: • The primary DNS suffix, which applies to all NICs configured on the computer. • The connection-specific suffix, which only applies to one particular NIC.

What is the difference between unqualified and connection-specific DNS?

• The connection-specific suffix, which only applies to one particular NIC. For example, a computer might have two NICs attached to two separate LANs and have a different connection-specific DNS suffix for each. By contrast, an unqualified host name consists only of the hostname without any domain names appended to it.