Install and Configure Windows 2003 DNS March 26th, 2010
| Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the most important technologies that a windows domain network is built on. A properly configured DNS infrastructure can allow a user to perform all daily tasks completely independent of the size and nature of the network, and allow an admin to concentrate on more important matters other than the numerous help desk calls that will appear as soon as www.hotmail.com becomes an unknown host.
The subject of DNS is vast, there are so many different configurations, techniques and possible domain structures that there is no one definitive method that would fit all. In my opinion, the 2 things to remember when configuring DNS are: redundancy and hierarchy. It is a good idea to draw your network and plan for where there will be heavy network use especially if you have many remote sites, a separate DNS server at each site is preferable but not always cost efficient, to keep things simple an “Active Directory Integrated” DNS zone on every Domain Controller is the easiest way implement DNS. |
I will cover 3 different DNS configurations:
1 – The efficient and secure “Active Directory Integrated” DNS
2 – The standalone Primary DNS Infrastructure and
3 – The network efficient Caching-Only DNS Infrastructure
i will also give an explanation of other useful DNS Information
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Install and Configure Windows 2003 DHCP March 26th, 2010
The following tutorials run consecutively:
- Install DHCP Components
- Configure the First Scope
- Create DHCP Reservation
- DHCP Server Options
- The DHCP Process
- Troubleshooting DHCP
- DHCP Subnetting
- DHCP Supernetting
Open the Windows Components section of Add/Remove programs: Read the rest of this entry »
