DNS zone transfer is a critical component for better performance of your Domain Name System. In this article we will take a look at why it is important and which are the most popular zone transfer types – AXFR and IXFR.
Thanks to DNS resolution, we don’t even think about what is happening when we click to visit a particular website. It is actually a complete process running behind the scene. It truly happens so fast, and because of it, we are not required to remember and type the difficult IP addresses. Instead, we memorize just the simple domain names, and we can easily connect to our favorite website. So, let’s explain a little bit more about this interesting process!
What does DNS resolution mean?
DNS resolution is a process that is triggered every time you want to connect to a website. After you type the domain name into your browser, it should be translated into machine understandable language. They communicate through numbers. For that reason, each domain name has to be translated into its corresponding IP address.