Abstract
This chapter gives a brief discussion on configuring DNS. The DNS allows the use of user-friendly names to locate hosts on IP networks. Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP DNS have been the primary method used to resolve names into IP addresses on Windows networks. In addition to hostname resolution, DNS also facilitates reverse lookup of IP addresses into hostnames, as well as the location of network services such as domain controllers. Windows Server 2008 includes major updates to DNS that allow it to fully support IPv6 addresses. With DNS configuration, the chapter examines the core configuration steps at the server-level of the DNS role in Windows Server 2008. configuration begins by installing the role itself, and then looks at the components it offers to direct queries without using locally stored records. This includes where to configure the “.” name servers (called root hints), as well as how to bypass them and direct server-to-server queries to other DNS servers instead. Along with this, configuring root hints is also explained; there are two primary ways to use root hints. By default, root hints comes configured with the Internet root servers specified. This allows the DNS server to locate DNS records for publicly resolvable domain names.
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