The Concise Guide to DNS and BIND

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Summary: Concise and clear
Review: I found this book concice and clear, and much easier to understand than the classic "DNS and BIND" from O'Reilley. Specially, I found the fast steps onto a working DNS server clear and right to the point. I also enjoyed get a working secure dynamic DNS setup over a insecure network. Humor between the lines makes the book a good read. I'll have this book in my front bookshelf for a long time. It's great, both as a howto and for reference. Getting the BIND manpage printed on paper is a nice bonus as well. Mr. Langfeldt, you rule!

Ingvar

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Summary: The Concise Guide to DNS and BIND
Review: I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but it appears helpful from the parts that I have scanned.

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Summary: An advanced book.
Review: I like the book in question. It covers several fields of DNS and BIND administrating not seen in other books. It also cover advanced fields like for example DDNS. It is clear that the writer knows what he is talking about.

I feel that the book is not for the first-timer in DNS, although it gives a good overview of those items too. You should know a little, and then this book explains why things are the way they are and how to fix your many errors... For people who have looked at DNS, maybe dabbled a litte, it is a great way to learn it the proper way.

Sadly, the Que-layout isn't up to O'Reilly standard, but if you ignore that, it is a really good book.

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Summary: Practical and to the point
Review: I liked this book. It covers interesting and relevant fields (DDNS, security concerns, how to interface with DNS from different languages, ...) in addition to the basics, in enough depth to be really useful. It is practical and down-to-earth, with thorough examples, explaining how things work and why. It definitely helped me grok the ideas and concepts behind DNS.

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Summary: disorganized, incomplete, outdated...
Review: Sorry to say that this book was a waste of money and more importantly a waste of my time...

1) No step by step for how to set up a nameserver in the internet proper.

2) Vague references and pointers to material in chapters.

3) There are confusing little bits of stuff that he doesn't mention. Like networksolution's and their role et al...