Internet Host Names
Host names in Windows
- HOSTS - a list of IP and names (each machine)
- DNS - a server with a common table of IP & names (use with Windows, together with Active Directory)
- WINS - Windows Internet Name Server
- not DNS compatible (use only with NT/9x)
- can resolve IP addresses inside a Windows network
- good with dealing with NetBEUI names
FQDN
- Fully Qualified Domain Name
- name of a host like: machine.org.domain, e.g. ubmail.ubalt.edu, with a DNS assignment to an IP