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Cloud-based network services: DNS, DHCP, and VPN

Cloud-based network services: DNS, DHCP, and VPN

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Cloud-based network services: DNS, DHCP, and VPN

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- [Instructor] So now let's dive a bit deeper into the great depths of cloud computing networking, including DNS, or domain name system, DHCP, or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and VPN, which as you may recall, stands for virtual private network. Here's a brief overview of each within the context of cloud computing networking, DNS is responsible for translating domain names into IP addresses. We're all familiar with these when using a browser leveraging the worldwide web. This means that we don't have to put in an IP address, such as the IP address linkedin.com resolves to 13.107.42.14. As you can see, this allows users to access websites and other resources using easily recognizable names, such as when typing in linkedin.com, it finds the associated IP address for you. Thus, you don't have to type in or remember a complex set of numbers. Thus, in cloud computing networking, DNS services are crucial for connecting users to cloud-based applications, and thus it's useful to use…

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