What is Connection-Specific DNS Suffix?

How to allow name without TLD in DNS?

• I want to add a server named "server" to my DNS and have it be accessible from a web browser by typing "http://server" At the moment, however, I have to type "http://server.local" to access it. I can solve this by changing the DNS suffix for my own PC... but that poses a problem because I want ALL computers to be able to access it this way and I have no way of changing DNS suffix on every single one of them. The specific reason for going with DNS is that about half of these devices are iPads/iPods/Android devices and they do not support WINS (or so it seems). This is for a moderate (~100 devices) organization in which I am the unofficial IT guy.

• Answer:

  Main and TLD providers offer the DNS facilities that the community trusts to be protected, efficient and available. Weaknesses in the DNS methods and chronic issues on the DNS facilities itself jeopardize this believe in. The lasting remedy to these issues includes implementing DNSSEC throughout the DNS facilities. Growing the number of places where these crucial hosts are located is also necessary. Many root and TLD providers use a active of DNS understanding. So, you know how to apply these changes. But cost-effective alternatives that are easy, protected, and high-availability are as valuable to your functions as they are to other companies.