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Article Q0988

What is a FQDN?

Question Background:
 I understand FDQN stands for a "Fully Qualified Domain Name" but what exactly is this?

Answer:
 An (FQDN) - fully qualified domain name, consists of a host and domain name, including top-level domain.

www.gordano.com is a fully qualified domain name. www is the host, gordano is the second-level domain, and .com is the top level domain.

A FQDN always starts with a host name and continues all the way up to the top-level domain name, so www.test.gordano.com would be classed as a FQDN if it existed.

See Also:
Q0166   How should I specify a domain for TCP/IP in Windows 2000?
Q0419   How should I specify a domain for TCP/IP in Windows NT?
Q0630   How should I specify a domain for TCP/IP in Windows 7, Windows XP and Windows 2003?

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Last updated: 13-Sep-2002
Key Words: FQDN fully qualified domain name
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