DNS: The Name Book That Runs the Internet

Every click starts as a lookup. How the Domain Name System works from PowerCert, Computerphile, NetworkChuck, Fireship and IBM; the story of the root zone and the 13 root servers; Oxford's '25 Years of DNS' retrospective on Mockapetris's 1983 design; and the geopolitical plot — ICANN and the seven keyholders who can sign the name space of the entire internet.

Playlist by @open_protocols_docs

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

  1. How a DNS Server (Domain Name System) works. — PowerCert Animated Videos
  2. DNS as Fast As Possible — Techquickie
  3. What is DNS? (and how it makes the Internet work) — NetworkChuck
  4. How DNS Works - Computerphile — Computerphile
  5. DNS Explained in 100 Seconds — Fireship
  6. DNS (Domain Name System) Explained: What It Is and How It Works? (Video + Webcomic) — DNSimple
  7. What is DNS (Domain Name System)? — IBM Technology
  8. ICANN and the 7 Keys to the Internet — WVFRM Podcast
  9. 25 Years of DNS — Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
  10. DNS: Domain Name System - Explained! — Simply Explained