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Before you start to configure your DNS, you must gather some basic information. Internic must approve some of this information for use on the internet, but if you are configuring this server for internal use only, you can decide what names and IP addresses to use.
You must have the following information: * Your domain name (approved by Internic). * The IP address and host name of each server that you want to provide name resolution for. Note: The servers may be your mail servers, public access servers, FTP servers, WWW servers, and others.
Before you configure your computer as a DNS, verify that the following conditions are true: * Your operating system is configured correctly. In the Windows Server 2003 family, the DNS service depends on the correct configuration of the operating system and its services, such as TCP/IP. If you have a new installation of a Windows Server 2003 operating system, then you can use the default service settings. You do not have to take additional action. * You have allocated all the available disk space. * All the existing disk volumes use the NTFS file system. FAT32 volumes are not secure, and they do not support file and folder compression, disk quotas, file encryption, or individual file permissions Back to the top # Open Windows Components Wizard. To do so, use the following steps: ## Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. ## Click Add/Remove Windows Components. # In Components, select the Networking Services check box, and then click Details. # InSubcomponents of Networking Services, select the Domain Name System (DNS) check box, click OK, and then click Next. # If you are prompted, in Copy files from, type the full path of the distribution files, and then click OK. Back to the top # Start the Configure Your Server Wizard. To do so, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Configure Your Server Wizard. # On the Server Role page, click DNS server, and then click Next. # On the Summary of Selections page, view and confirm the options that you have selected. The following items should appear on this page: #* Install DNS #* Run the Configure a DNS Wizard to configure DNS If the Summary of Selectionspage lists these two items, click Next. If the Summary of Selections page does not list these two items, click Back to return to the Server Role page, click DNS, and then click Next. # When the Configure Your Server Wizard installs the DNS service, it first determines whether the IP address for this server is static or is configured automatically. If your server is currently configured to obtain its IP address automatically, the Configuring Components page of the Windows Components Wizard prompts you to configure this server with a static IP address. To do so: ## In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties. ## In the Internet Protocols (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Use the following IP address, and then type the static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for this server. ## In Preferred DNS, type the IP address of this server. ## In Alternate DNS, type the IP address of another internal DNS server, or leave this box blank. ## When you finish setting up the static addresses for your DNS, click OK, and then click Close. # After you click Close, the Configure a DNS Server Wizard starts. In the wizard, follow these steps: ## On the Select Configuration Action page, select the Create a forward lookup zonecheck box, and then click Next. ## To specify that this DNS hosts a DNS zone that contains DNS resource records for your network resources, on the Primary Server Location page, click This server maintains the zone, and then click Next. ## On the Zone Name page, in Zone name, specify the name of the DNS zone for your network, and then click Next. The name of the zone is the same as the name of the DNS domain for your small organization or branch office. ## On the Dynamic Update page, click Allow both nonsecure and secure dynamic updates, and then click Next. This makes sure that the DNS resource records for the resources in your network update automatically. ## On the Forwarders page, click Yes, it should forward queries to DNS servers with the following IP addresses, and then click Next. When you select this configuration, you forward all DNS queries for DNS names outside your network to a DNS at either your ISP or central office. Type one or more IP addresses that either your ISP or central office DNS servers use. ## On the Completing the Configure a DNS Wizard page of the Configure a DNS Wizard, you can click Back to change any of the settings. To apply your selections, click Finish. After you finish the Configure a DNS Wizard, the Configure Your Server Wizard displays the This Server is Now a DNS Server page. To review all the changes that you made to your server in the Configure Your Server Wizard or to make sure that a new role was installed successfully, click Configure Your Server log. The Configure Your Server Wizard log is located at %systemroot%\Debug\Configure Your Server.log. To close the Configure Your Server Wizard, click Finish.
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What else can I help you with?
Do you configure DNS or Active Directory first in Windows Server 2008?
DNS is always configured first for ad to work properly
If I am running Windows NT or 95 or 98 or 98 Second Edition - do I need to point them to Windows 2000 Server OR Windows Server 2003 DNS server?
Legacy operating systems continue to use NetBIOS for name resolution to find a domain controller; however it is recommended that you point all computers to the Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 DNS server for name resolution.
In a properly setup windows 2003 domain all of the workstations should have the following setup as their DNS server in the network settings?
The Internal DNS Server ONLY.
What is Active Directory Integrated?
The term is active directory dns integrated means that during replication of AD all changed/ updated data is replicated and we dont have to replicate DNS zone files(which contains information aout the dns records) seperately . Active Directory-integrated DNS enables Active Directory storage and replication of DNS zone databases. Windows 2000 DNS server, the DNS server that is included with Windows 2000 Server, accommodates storing zone data in Active Directory. When you configure a computer as a DNS server, zones are usually stored as text files on name servers - that is, all of the zones required by DNS are stored in a text file on the server computer. These text files must be synchronized among DNS name servers by using a system that requires a separate replication topology and schedule called a zone transfer However, if you use Active Directory-integrated DNS when you configure a domain controller as a DNS name server, zone data is stored as an Active Directory object and is replicated as part of domain replication.
DNS Without WINS on Server 2003?
That's actually fairly common. DNS is required for Active Directory domain controllers in Server 2003, but WINS is only used for older NetBEUI clients. The use of NetBEUI is deprecated in most modern Windows networks, so a WINS server is rarely used.
What are the ways to configure DNS Zones?
If using Windows, start the DNS snap in via administrative tools and right-click Forward Lookup Zones to create a new zone. A wizard will start impromptu you for the information needed. Additionally, an Active Directory integrated DNS server can be made by creating a DNS server, starting the DNS manager, and changing the zone type to be Active Directory stored.
How do you connect a Windows XP computer to a Windows Server 2003 server?
Generally you want to set-up DNS on your server, then set-up an Active Directory. Active Directory wont work without DNS. Now go to your XP machine, right click 'My Computer'/properties/computer name/ then click on the 'change' button. Type in the name of your domain. It will ask for admin credentials, provide them. Now your part of the domain.. or in other words.. connected to a windows 2003 server.
What is the purpose of dnsmasq?
A dnsmaq is a lightweight and easy to configure the DNS forwarder and also the DHCP server. It is aimed to design and provide a DNS and also a DHCP to a small network.
What processes can be used by windows server 2008 dns to clean up the dns database after dns records become stale or out of date?
aging and scavenging
You have configured dns cache only server in windows 2003 you cant find where it keeps the cache you want to make a backup of the cache how should you do?
jump around and it will work out
Is it possible DNS and data server configure on same machine?
yes you can configure many roles to a machine(DC) depends on the H/W capability of the machine whether it can handle the load on not.
What type of server does a window client use to resolve host names to IP addresses?
Strictly speaking, Windows clients will use a DNS server to resolve host names to IP addresses. In a Windows environment, the DNS server is almost always a Domain Controller as well (Active Directory Integrated DNS). Windows also has another naming system called NETBIOS. Clients will use a WINS server to resolve NETBIOS names (do not confuse with host names) to IP addresses. Short answer: DNS
