A Forward Lookup Zone is like a phone book for computers, converting domain names into IP addresses. When you type a website name like “example.com,” the zone helps your device find the server hosting ...

How do I… Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008? Your email has been sent Without DNS, computers would have a very tough time communicating with ...

Stub zones can beef up your DNS infrastructure. Here’s a practical guide to when and how to use them. In a previous DNS column, I briefly covered a new feature in Windows 2003 called stub zones. A ...

If the DNS server is not able to create a new DNS Zone, and you see Event ID 504 in the Event Viewer of your Windows computer, execute the solutions mentioned below: Often, information for the zone ...

I have a W2k3 server set up with an active directory integrated DNS zone for my domain. I have a second server (SBS2ks) that already has AD and Exchange installed on it. <BR><BR>How do I configure ...

If you want to be a sysadmin or network administrator of any kind, there’s a fundamental technology you really need to understand—DNS, the Domain Name System. There was a time when a sysadmin with no ...

Although BIND is still the DNS champ, Windows 2000 DNS is becoming more popular. But what do you do when you need to have both on your network? An interop pro shares how to make it happen—step by step ...