Inside Tufts University Information Technology

Network Engineering

Domain Name Servers

Name servers translate internet hostnames into IP addresses. There are two on each campus. Users who hard-code their network configuration are encouraged to use both of their campus servers and a third from another campus. Networked devices that are set to use DHCP to get a their network configurations at startup will automatically get the three nameservers appropriate for the campus they're on.

Boston
130.64.63.13ns1.boston.tufts.edu
130.64.63.3ns2.boston.tufts.edu
130.64.1.13ns2.medford.tufts.edu

Grafton

130.64.250.251ns1.grafton.tufts.edu
130.64.250.254ns2.grafton.tufts.edu
130.64.1.13ns2.medford.tufts.edu

Medford (main campus)

130.64.5.5ns1.medford.tufts.edu
130.64.1.13ns2.medford.tufts.edu
130.64.63.13ns1.boston.tufts.edu

Medford (TAB Bldg)

130.64.1.13ns2.medford.tufts.edu
130.64.5.5ns1.medford.tufts.edu
130.64.63.13ns1.boston.tufts.edu

Network Engineering maintains separate authoritative name servers that provide information about Tufts hosts only. They do not provide information for addresses outside of the zones we are directly responsible for. These hosts are available via a whois. If you need help with this information, please contact Network Engineering.