What we call a Domain Server is a machine that is like a complicated traffic control centre. When a computer joins a network is needs an address. The Domain Server either has an address for it or creates an address for it. The address is important as that computer needs to introduce itself to other computers and the Server needs to know who is connected and who is not.
A name, or DNS (Domain Name Server) server is a server that responds to requests to convert domain names and address types to and from IP addresses.
dns used to find the mail server for a domain?
When you enter any website address, your internet provider views the DNS associated with the domain name or resolve the name into IP address and just connected to the domain server.
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First a domain name and address must be registered, using domain registrar. Once you have the name and address the server can be configured, connecting the server to the registrars name server, effectively publishing the address to the internet.
A DNS (Domain Name Service) server can find an IP address for a computer when the fully qualified domain name is known.
Domain Name Servers hold IP address to host name and host name to IP address mappings. For each domain there is usually a primary and secondary Domain Name Server.
Domain name queries are handled by the DNS Servers. The most popular DNS server software is BIND 9.
To install Active Directory on a Windows Server, a proper DNS (Domain Name System) name resolution is required. The server must have a DNS server configured, as Active Directory relies on DNS for locating domain controllers and other resources within the domain. It's essential that the server can resolve its own name and the names of other domain controllers in the environment. Additionally, the DNS zone for the domain should be properly set up to facilitate name resolution.
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