Other Name Resolution Services

DNS and NetBIOS are certainly the most common name service methods for TCP/IP networks, but they are not the only methods. Network Information Service (NIS) is an information service developed by Sun Microsystems that provides host-to-IP name resolution services. NIS was once common on Solaris networks (and other Unix-based networks) but has recently been de-emphasized by Sun in favor of DNS.



Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours (4th Edition)
ISBN: 0672329964
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 259
Authors: Joe Casad

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