4.0 Network Services and Security

DNS Record Types Practice Questions

New in CCNA v2.0

Diagnosing A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, and PTR records for host, web, and mail access by name.

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Which DNS record type maps a hostname to an IPv6 address?

AAAA

An A record returns an IPv4 address and an AAAA record returns an IPv6 address. PTR is used for reverse lookups and NS names the zone's name servers.

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