How to configure DNS for a

Windows 2003 domain?

1. Start the Install/Remove Programs
Control Panel Applet (Start - Settings Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs)

How to configure DNS for a

Windows 2003 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 2003 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 2003 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 2003 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 2003 domain?
Now check the computers primary suffix is set
1. Right click on 'My Computer' and select
Properties
2. Select the 'Network Identification' tab and click
the Properties button
3. Click the More button
4. Ensure 'Primary DNS suffix of this computer' is
set to the DNS domain you are about to create
and click OK
5. Click OK to all dialogs to close all windows
6. Click Yes to restart the computer

How to configure DNS for a

Windows 2003 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 2003 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 2003 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 2003 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 2003 domain?
1. A summary will be displayed and click
Finish to complete the installation

How to configure DNS for a

Windows 2003 domain?
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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 2003 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 2003 domain?
To test, you can start a command prompt
and enter
nslookup <host name>
e.g. nslookup cs50
The IP address of cs50 will be displayed.
Also try the reverse translation by entering
nslookup <ipaddress>
e.g. nslookup 200.200.200.4
The name cs50 will be displayed

How to configure DNS for a

Windows 2003 domain?

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