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01 - DNS Tutorial Overview.
Installing and setting up the first DNS server 2008 R2
Installing a Domain Name System (DNS) server involves adding the DNS server role to an existing Windows Server 2008 server. You can also install the DNS server role when you install the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role. This is the preferred method for installing the DNS Server role if you want to integrate your DNS domain namespace with the AD DS domain namespace.

Creating forward lookup zones and zone type (standard primary)
When the Domain Name System (DNS) server role is installed as part of creating a domain controller by installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), the forward lookup zones that are required to support the domain are automatically created. Creating a forward lookup zone is only necessary when you create a DNS server that is not running on a domain controller or if you need to create a DNS domain that is not part of your Active Directory domain structure.

Creating the first host (A) record for the first DNS server
After you have created forward lookup zone in DNS, if you have not configured dynamic updates, you are required to create Host (A) records manually. Host (A) records ensure that the computer name resolves correct IP address and helps other computers to locate the machine over the network. While creating Host (A) records in DNS Forward Lookup Zone you can also create PTR Pointer records automatically if Reverse Lookup Zone in DNS server is configured.


DNS Quiz Questions.

  1. Secure services in your network require reverse name resolution to make it more difficult to launch successful attacks against the services. To set this up, you configure a reverse lookup zone and proceed to add records. Which record types do you need to create?

    SOA
    MX records
    PTR
    SRV


  2. Which record is also known as an "Alias Record"?

    SOA Record
    CNAME Record
    A Record
    NS Record


  3. Which of the following can CNAME records NOT be used for?

    The root record for a domain
    An alias to an A record
    The 'www' record for a domain


  4. Which record is responsible for mapping a domain name to an IP address?

    HTTP Redirection record
    MX record
    NS record
    A record


  5. Which record type is associated with Reverse DNS?

  01 - Installing and setting up the first DNS server 2008 R2 - Creating forward lookup zones andzone type (standard primary) - Creating the first host (A) record for the first DNS server

01 - DNS Diagram Tutorial


  02 - Creating reverse lookup zones and zone type (standard primary) - Creating the first pointer (PTR) record for the first DNS server - Testing the first DNS server by running a (simple query)


  03 - Installing and setting up the second DNS server 2008 R2 - Connecting to the primary DNS from the DNS manager - Creating forward lookup zones and zone type (standard secondary)


  04 - Creating reverse lookup zones and zone type (standard secondary) - Transferring the DNS records from primary to secondary zones - Verifying the DNS client configuration on Windows 7


  05 - Promoting the secondary DNS to primary DNS server - Changing zone types from (secondary) to (primary) - Promoting the primary DNS to secondary DNS server - Changing zone types from (primary) to (secondary)







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