Windows Server 2012 Network Administration

1. Root hints contain the information of 13 root servers 2. Open DNS Right click the system name select Properties select Root Hints

1. In SYS1 create a zone with the domain name Ex: Microsoft.com with host and alias records. 2. In SYS1 open the command prompt and type ping www.Microsoft.com 3. There will be a reply from 10.0.0.1 4. In SYS2 assign the IP Address and Preferred DNS as 10.0.0.2 5. In SYS2 open the command prompt and type ping www.Microsoft.com 6. There will not be any reply because the information is in 10.0.0.1 7. If SYS2 has to resolve the query then configure forwarders in SYS2 properties. 8. Open DNS in SYS2 Right click SYS2 select properties select forwarders click Edit. 9. Mention the IP address of primary zone click OK click OK. 10. In SYS2 open the command prompt and type ping www.Microsoft.com 11. There will be a reply from 10.0.0.1

1. In SYS1 create a zone with the name Ex: MCITP.COM with host and alias records. 2. In SYS1 open the command prompt and type ping www.MCITP.COM 3. There will be a reply from 10.0.0.1 4. In SYS2 assign the IP Address and Preferred DNS as 10.0.0.2 5. In SYS2 open the command prompt and type ping www.MCITP.COM 6. There will not be any reply because the information is in 10.0.0.1 7. If SYS2 has to resolve the query then configure forwarders in SYS2 properties. 8. Go to DNS dialog box in SYS2Right click conditional forwarders select New conditional forwarders 9. Mention the DNS Domain as MCITP.COM and add the IP address of primary zone. 10. In SYS2 open the command prompt and type ping www.MCITP.COM 11. There will be a reply from 10.0.0.1 Note: Only MCITP.COM names can be resolved with the above process.

1. Go to Start, select DNS. 2. In the DNS dialog box, expand the DNS server’s name in the left pane, right click Forward Lookup Zones select New Zone 3. Click Next Accept the default option of “Primary Zone” and Select the check box for "Store the zone in Active Directory"click Next. 4. In AD Zone Replication Scope, Select the “To all DNS servers in Active directory domain”click Next. 5. Give the Zone Name same as the Domain Name (Ex: Microsoft.com), click Next. 6. Select “Allow only secure and dynamic update” click Next Finish. Verification: 1. Verify for the Service records in Microsoft.com zone. NOTE: Service records are available only for the zone with the domain name. 2. In DC by default the service records are created in the DNS server in the zone with domain name. Note: To get the missing records restart the services Netlogon and DNS Server. 3. Go to Start, type Services in Search Apps, and select Services 4. Right click Netlogon and click Restart, ...

SYS1-CONFIGURATION 1. Log on to SYS1 and create a primary zone Msn.com along with host and alias records. SYS2-CONFIGURATION 1. Log on to SYS2 and Go to Start, select DNS. 2. In the DNS dialog box, Expand DNS Server name in the left pane, right click Forward Lookup Zones Select New Zone Next 4. Select Stub zone Next 5. Give the name of primary zone (Msn.com) click Next. 6. Give the IP address of primary zone Ex: 10.0.0.1click Next. 8. Click Next Finish. 9. Refresh the stub zone and verify for records.

SYS1 - CONFIGURATION 1. In SYS1 one primary zone should be present. E.g.: Yahoo.com SYS2 - CONFIGURATION 2. Go to Start, select DNS. 3. In the DNS dialog box, expand the DNS server’s name in the left pane. Right click Forward Lookup Zones select New Zone Next 4. Select Secondary zone Next. 5. Give the name of primary zone click Next. 6. Give the IP address of primary zone Ex: 10.0.0.1click Next. 7. Click Next Finish. Allow zone transfers to secondary zone SYS1-CONFIGURATION 1. Go to Start, select DNS. 2. In the DNS dialog box, expand the DNS server’s name in the left pane  Expand Forward Lookup Zone right click primary zone select Properties. 3. Select Zone Transfers Tab check the box for Allow zone transfers select Only to the following servers. 4. Click Edit and mention the Computer IP Address of secondary zone. Click Notify Select to the following servers and mention the Computer IP Address of secondary zone. 5. Click Apply OK Again Click Apply OK. ...