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What are "_nb" DNS entries?

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JFoushee

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Oct 23, 2000
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Hello.
While looking up various DNS entries, I came across several A-entries in the form of "(servername)_nb", along with the expected A-entries for "(servername)". One was a CNAME.

What do these mean? What is their function?
Why do they get their own IP? In my case, the IP of (server)_nb isn't remotely close to the IP of (servername).
Why are they not paired up with every server?
 
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