Domain name service server apparatus and method

• US 20040210672A1
• Filed: 03/12/2004
• Published: 10/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Infoblox Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Infoblox Incorporated
• Inventors: Pulleyn, Ivan W., Bailey, Stuart M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,814,180 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/245
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories

Abstract

A DNS server system provides IP addresses for a host in a computer network. Upon receiving a request from a client for an IP address associated with a domain name, the requested IP address is retrieved from an object oriented database and transmitted to the client. The DNS server system provides configuration access from a client in a computer network. Communicative coupling is established between a client web browser and a DNS server system web server. A user interface adapted to provide configuration access to a DNS server system is requested. The user interface is downloaded from the DNS server system over the computer network.

Claims

1. A method of providing configuration access to a DNS server system from a client in a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing communicative coupling between a client web browser and a DNS server system web server;

requesting a user interface, adapted to provide configuration access to a DNS server system; and

downloading the user interface from the DNS server system over the computer network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a GUI.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a JGUI.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is adapted to provide configuration access to a DNS database.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is adapted to provide configuration access to a DNS object oriented database.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is adapted to provide access to an object oriented database.

7. The method of claim 1, further including the step of establishing communicative coupling between the client web browser and a DNS configuration server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer network comprises the Internet.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer network comprises an IP based computer network.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer network comprises an intranet.

11. The method of claim 1, further including the step of establishing communicative coupling between the user interface and a configuration server.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the DNS server system comprises a DNS server appliance.

13. A method of providing an IP address for a host in a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for an IP address associated with a domain name from a client in a computer network;

retrieving the requested IP address from an object oriented database; and

transmitting the retrieved IP address to the client.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of establishing communicative coupling between a client web browser and a DNS server.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the computer network comprises the Internet.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the computer network comprises an IP based computer network.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the computer network comprises an intranet.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the DNS server system comprises a DNS server appliance.