What is the difference between forward lookup and reverse
lookup in DNS?
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Answer / zgeorgem
Fwd Lookup resolves a Hostname to its IP address
Rev Lookup resolves a IP Address to its Hostname
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Answer / guest
Forware Lookup resolves (converts) FQDN name into IP address
EX: www.allinterview.com into 192.168.5.253
Reverse Lookup resolves (converts)IP Address into FQDN
FQDN = Fully Qualified Domain Name
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Answer / krishan chaudhary
IP address lookup is the process of translating between IP
addresses and Internet domain/computer names.
Forward IP address lookup :converts an Internet name to an
address.
Reverse IP address lookup :converts the number to the name.
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Forw: Resolves HostName to FQDN with IP Address
Reves: Resolves IP Address to HostName with Current IP
Address
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Answer / florian
forward lookup resolves DNS to ip addresses while reverse
lookup it rrsolves ip addresses to DNS
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