{"id":617,"date":"2024-06-30T18:07:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T14:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elegantek.net\/blogs\/?p=617"},"modified":"2024-06-30T18:44:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T14:44:26","slug":"understanding-dns-ddns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elegantek.net\/blogs\/understanding-dns-ddns","title":{"rendered":"Understanding DNS &amp; DDNS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"617\" class=\"elementor elementor-617\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8068ca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8068ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f205336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f205336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is DNS?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19d95a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c19d95a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding DNS &amp; DDNS requires us first to know what DNS is, The Domain Name System (DNS) acts as the internet\u2019s phonebook. It translates user-friendly domain names (like <i>nytimes.com<\/i>) into machine-friendly <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/resource-center\/definitions\/what-is-an-ip-address\">IP addresses<\/a><\/u> (such as <i>192.168.1.1<\/i>). This translation allows web browsers to load internet resources seamlessly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8121de4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8121de4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83eeb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c83eeb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does DNS Work?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015dac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"015dac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imagine a librarian searching for a book in a library. The DNS recursor receives queries from client machines (such as web browsers) and makes additional requests to fulfill the DNS query. The first step in translating human-readable hostnames into IP addresses is the Root\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/business\/software\/what-is-a-name-server\/\"><u>Nameserver<\/u><\/a>, which acts as an index pointing to more specific locations. Similarly, the TLD Nameserver hosts the last portion of a hostname and translates specific names into their corresponding definitions, functioning like a dictionary on a rack of books<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc560b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fc560b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ca82d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07ca82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits of DNS:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f6894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f6894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Eliminates the need to memorize complex IP addresses.<\/li><li>Enables seamless browsing by translating domain names to IPs.<\/li><li>Facilitates efficient internet resource loading.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78a807 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d78a807\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe52d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe52d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is DDNS?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12eab27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12eab27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows you to assign a memorable address to your home network, even when your ISP changes your IP address.<\/p><p>Unlike static DNS, which points to fixed IPs, DDNS handles dynamically assigned IPs, It ensures your memorable address (e.g., <i>mystuff.freecoolddns.net<\/i>) always points to the right place.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63026b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e63026b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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addresses.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c1d55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70c1d55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c3883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8c3883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applications of DDNS:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bbaab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96bbaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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