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Anycast DNS Network

Anycast DNS and GeoDNS comparison

Today, we’ll look at another fascinating topic: the comparison between Anycast DNS and GeoDNS. But first, let’s look at the definition of Anycast DNS, following by an explanation of GeoDNS. Then, finally, we’ll conduct a comparison between the two of them. So, let’s get down to business.

Definition of Anycast DNS

Anycast DNS is a communication or routing technology that speeds up data transmission and reception. Using this strategy, a single IP address can be typed into several DNS servers worldwide. Any of them is capable of responding to the request. The goal is for the server with the shortest distance to the user to respond. The response time is greatly sped up due to this (DNS resolution).

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DNS DNS records

4 DNS record types you should know

This article will see the top 4 DNS record types that are really essential to understand. So, let’s start.

DNS record – what does it mean?

DNS records are text instructions that are stored in zone files and allow domain names to be resolved to IP addresses. They are light and easy to update (if necessary), and their weight varies depending on the query type. Because computers are not human, they rely on records to comprehend and decipher texts. That is, they turn the written file into machine-readable numbers.

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