DNS Protocol
In the DNS protocol, an application that accepts either a dotted-decimal IP address or a hostname should assume the former, and if that fails, then assume a hostname. What happens if the order of the tests is reversed?
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January 2, 2008 3:00 PM
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January 4, 2008 5:27 PM
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DNS will accept either a host name or an IP address for a DNS server. You then have primary and secondary servers. It will try them in order #1 first and then #2. It does not matter if you use a host name or an IP address as long as the hostname can resolve back to the IP address.
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