How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain

How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. Start the Install/Remove Programs Control Panel Applet (Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs) How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. Click the "Configure Windows" left hand pane 2. Click the “Windows Components" button that is displayed to get the windows component wizard How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. Select "Networking Services" and click Details 2. Select "Microsoft DNS Server" and click OK 3. Click Next How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain?  Before actually configuring the DNS service modify the TCP/IP properties of the machine to use itself as the DNS server: 1. Right click on 'My Network Places' and select Properties 2. Right click on the 'Local Area Connection' and select Properties 3. Select 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' and click Properties button How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. Under the DNS section select 'Use the following DNS server addresses:' and enter the machines IP address 2. You can also click advanced, select the DNS tab and ensure the DNS suffix for the connection is the DNS domain you are about to create. Click OK 3. Click OK to all dialogs to close all windows How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain?  1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Now check the computers primary suffix is set Right click on 'My Computer' and select Properties Select the 'Network Identification' tab and click the Properties button Click the More button Ensure 'Primary DNS suffix of this computer' is set to the DNS domain you are about to create and click OK Click OK to all dialogs to close all windows Click Yes to restart the computer How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain?  You then need to configure the DNS service 1. Start the "DNS Management" MMC snapin (Start - Programs - Administrative Tools - DNS Management) How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. Right click on the root and select 'Configure Server' and this will start the configuration applet. Click Next 2. It will detect there are no root servers so select "This is the first DNS server on this network" and click Next 3. Check "Yes, add a forward lookup zone" and click Next. This zone is used for the storage of host name to IP addresses How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. You should now select the zone type, Select "Standard Primary" and click Next. "Active Directory Integrated" stores the DNS database in the Active Directory however there is no Active Directory at this point. This option can be set later 2. Enter the name of the zone, e.g. tech.bridgeport.edu and click Next How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. Select "New File" and click Next. If you had an existing .dns file you may import this and click next How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. A summary will be displayed and click Finish to complete the installation How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? 1. 2. 3. The reverse lookup zone is used to find the host name from a IP address. When you create a host record a PTR record can also be selected to be created and this adds a record in the reverse lookup zone Again select "Standard Primary" and click Next Enter the first parts of your subnet, e.g. 200.200.200.0 (subnet will be filled in for you). If you subnet mask was 255.255.0.0 you would enter the first 2 parts of you IP address, if 255.255.255.0 you would enter the first 3. Click Next How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain?  1. Start the DNS MMC snap-in (Start Programs - Administrative Tools - DNS)  2. Expand 'Forward Lookup Zones' and select the DNS domain you wish to add a record to  3. Right click on the DNS domain zone and select 'New Host' from the context menu  Enter the name and IP address for the record and if you want a reverse pointer to be created. Click Add Host 1. How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain?  To test, you can start a command prompt and enter  nslookup e.g. nslookup cs50  The IP address of cs50 will be displayed. Also try the reverse translation by entering  nslookup e.g. nslookup 200.200.200.4  The name cs50 will be displayed How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain?  How can I configure DNS to use a WINS server? It is possible to configure the DNS to use a WINS server to resolve the host name of a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). 1. Start DNS manager (Start - Programs Administrative Tools - DNS Manager) 2. Right click on the zone you wish to communicate with the WINS server and select properties 3. Click the "WINS Lookup" tab 4. Select the "Use WINS Resolution" check box and then enter the WINS server IP address and click ADD 5. Click OK when finished How to configure DNS for a Windows 2000 domain? DNS Files DATABASE FILE