Domain Name SystemThe Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, distributed database that contains mappings of DNS domain names to various types of data, such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. DNS allows you to use friendly names, such as www.microsoft.com, to easily locate computers and other resources on a TCP/IP-based network. DNS is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard. This site contains links to a variety of resources about DNS and its implementation in Microsoft Windows. On This Page Windows Server 2008 Resources- DNS Server
Learn about the new features of the DNS Server role and other information in this section of the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library. - Step-by-Step Guide for DNS in Small Networks
This guide helps you implement Domain Name System (DNS) on the Windows Server® 2008 operating system in a small network. Windows Server 2008 uses DNS to translate computer names to network addresses. An Active Directory® domain controller can act as a DNS server that registers the names and addresses of computers in the domain and then provides the network address of a member computer when the domain controller receives a query with the name of the computer. This guide explains how to set up DNS on a simple network that consists of a single domain. - DNS Server GlobalNames Zone Deployment
Learn how to implement the DNS GlobalNames Zone on Windows Server 2008, a new feature that provides single-label name resolution for large enterprise networks that do not deploy Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) and where using DNS name suffixes to provide single-label name resolution is not practical. - DNS Server Global Query Block List
Clients of network protocols that rely on DNS name resolution to resolve well-known host names are vulnerable to malicious users who use dynamic update to register host computers that pose as legitimate servers. Examples of such protocols are the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) and the Intra-site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP). Learn how the global query block list in Windows Server 2008 can help protect your network's clients from this vulnerability. - DNS Enhancements in Windows Server 2008
Learn about the new features of the DNS Server service in Windows Server 2008.
Windows Server 2003 Resources- DNS for Windows Server 2003
Refer to the product documentation for DNS that is provided with Windows Server 2003. - Deploying DNS
Learn about the guidelines and recommended processes for designing and deploying DNS in a TCP/IP network in this chapter of the Deploying Network Services book in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit. - DNS Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to deploy the Windows Server 2003 DNS Server service in a small, single-domain network. - DNS Product Operations Guide
Learn about the processes and procedures for improving the management of the Windows Server 2003 DNS Server service in an information technology (IT) infrastructure. - DNS Operations Topics
A comprehensive list of Windows Server 2003 DNS Server operations topics. Handy for when you are looking for how to perform a specific task. - DNS Technical Reference
Learn in-depth technical information about DNS from this section of the Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference. - DNS Support for Active Directory Technical Reference
Learn in-depth technical information about DNS and Active Directory from this section of the Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference.
Windows Server 2000 Resources- Windows 2000 DNS
Get an overview of DNS and the design, implementation, and migration issues for Windows 2000. - DNS Dynamic Update in Windows 2000
Get an overview of how computers running Windows 2000 update their DNS names and how to configure DNS dynamic update behavior. - Troubleshooting DNS
Get troubleshooting tips from this chapter of the DNS on Windows 2000 book.
DNS Overview Resources- Domain Name System Overview
Get an overview of DNS and its use for private intranets and the Internet in this chapter of the TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows online book. - Windows Support for DNS
Get an overview of DNS support in Windows, which consists of the DNS Client and DNS Server services in this chapter of the TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows online book.
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