# Source: djbdns # Package: dbndns # Versions: dbndns (1:1.05-4), dbndns (1:1.05-4+lenny1), dbndns (1:1.05-5), dbndns (1:1.05-6), dbndns (1:1.05-7) # Prioritize: 46 Description: Debian fork of djbdns, a collection of Domain Name System tools dbndns is a fork of the djbdns package, including a patch to provide IPv6 functionality. . The djbdns package provides software for all the fundamental DNS operations: . DNS cache: finding addresses of Internet hosts. When a browser wants to contact www.hotwired.com, it first asks a DNS cache, such as djbdns's dnscache, to find the IP address of www.hotwired.com. Internet service providers run dnscache to find IP addresses requested by their customers. If you're running a home computer or a workstation, you can run your own dnscache to speed up your web browsing. . DNS server: publishing addresses of Internet hosts. The IP address of www.hotwired.com is published by HotWired's DNS servers. djbdns includes a general-purpose DNS server, tinydns; network administrators run tinydns to publish the IP addresses of their computers. djbdns also includes special-purpose servers for publishing DNS walls and RBLs. . DNS client: talking to a DNS cache. djbdns includes a DNS client C library and several command-line DNS client utilities. Programmers use these tools to send requests to DNS caches. . djbdns also includes several DNS debugging tools, notably dnstrace, which administrators use to diagnose misconfigured remote servers. Description-fi: . . . . . # other Descriptions of the dbndns package with a translation in fi: #