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# Class Summary Net_DNS_Packet

Class Summary Net_DNS_Packet -- Provides an object abstraction of a DNS packet

## Net_DNS_Packet

The Net_DNS_Packet class provides methods for creating a DNS packet suitable for sending to a nameserver. It also provides the methods of parsing a response from a nameserver into a Net_DNS_Packet object.

A standard DNS packet is made up of five main pieces:

- Header

- Question Section

- Answer Section

- Authority Section

- Additional Section

Net_DNS defines the DNS packet header as a Net_DNS_Header object. Net_DNS_Question defines the question section of a packet object. The remaining three sections should be arrays of Net_DNS_RR objects.

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