Install a Windows 2003 DNS server

Contributor Icon Contributed by msman Date Icon January 12, 2004  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows networking

Every network needs a DNS (domain name service) server, right? Windows comes with a DNS server, but it isn’t installed by default. This will tell you how to install a DNS server on a Windows 2003 server.


As an administrator on the system, click Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components.

In the window that opens, click on the Networking Services line (careful not to uncheck the box to the left) and click Details.

Find the line for Domain Name System (DNS), click the checkbox on its left, and Click OK. Click Next.

If Windows asks for a CD-ROM, do as it requests. When it is done, click Finish and you’ll have your very own DNS server.

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  • guest
    this result of windows 2003 dns is a joke. This tells nothing about it. We know it is there or we wouldn't be asking about it.
  • Anonymous
    I agree this is funny shit haha
  • Anonymous
    It sounds like he got it from the news paper and used the following page in the toilet
    anyway here is a good link on how to install and config a DNS server

    :lol: http://labmice.techtarget.com/windows2003/Netwo...
  • tom
    OMGYA Thanks for that. That was helpful.

    Does anyone know where I can get good information on DNS.
    I am running a windows server 2003 with many domains on it.
    I will be running mail, web and web mail services.
    I will have a single ip address until I can get a second server up
    and running .My ISP is hosting my DNS Pointing from my registrar
    backup MX Mail.domain www.domain ftp.domain, & .domain

    The kind of information I am looking for is like this.(I have searched everywhere)


    For each domain I have I have these records (do I need a record for the name of the computer as well and should that record have mail ns and everything else listed below.

    FORWARD LOOKUP ZONES.

    Start of Authority (SOA) Domain,hostmaster < should the domain be the name of the computer? since the computer has a .local host name. like IBM.LOCAL

    Name server. (NS) < should this point to the name of the computer, or the primary domain on the server like IBM.COM not the .LOCAL

    Mail Host (A) < my path is mail.myprimarydomain.XX
    mail Mail Exchanger (MX) <my setting is [10] mail.myprimarydomain.XX
    Mail works great. however when i do the DNS Report I could get better results.

    computername Host (A) 192.168.0.200 <local ip address (should all my address point to the local or to the main ip since i only have 1 ip. If I choose not to use the local address do I even need to have the computer name listed in DNS

    www Host (A) 192.168.0.200 < I have seen this change to .0.0
    losing the .200 (im using headers for my web and my ftp and web work fine)

    REVERSE LOOKUP ZONES

    (same as parent folder) Start of Authority(SOA computername.computername.,hostmaster.computername
    (same as parent folder) Name Server (NS) computername.computername.

    i also have one for eachdomain with the path. domain.computername.
    Is this all i need in reverse and what can i do to clean up my DNS. if someone knows where I can get help that would be great.

    Tom
  • Anonymous
    hahahahahahahaha... well thats one hell of a DNS server :lol: now that we have a DNS server installed what should we do with it?... here's what to do.... click start/Control Pannel/Add Remove programs/add remove windows components... select networking services (please be sure not to click on the tick along side it :P )... now deselect the check box next to DNS... click ok till u come out... restart the computer... now u DON'T have a DNS server hahahahahahaha...

    well here's a good tutorial for DNS and Active Directory:
    http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_install_active_di...
    it shows the Active Directory Installation along with DNS server installation and configuration.

    Cheers!!!
  • qmchenry
    Wow, you guys are cold. To be fair, we'd need to read some of the critic's recipes to see how they compare. I bet that msman meant to add the recipes that you were looking for, but was discouraged by the flames. I think that small, focused recipes are great, install this, configure that.

    msman, if you haven't been scared off and are still willing to share what you know, please add more recipes. If you do, we'll send you a Tech-Recipes t-shirt.

    Q
  • Anonymous
    qmchenry

    just Tech-Recipes t-shirt.? or some monies too ;-)

    suniil
    lovely_always_at_hotmail.com
  • Anonymous
    Guys help
  • Paul
    possible via the command line?
  • piyush karna
    pls show full information
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