Install a DNS Server on a Windows 2003 Server

Contributor Icon Contributed by Lilliabeth Date Icon July 17, 2004  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows installation

Windows comes with a DNS server, but it isn’t installed by default. Here’s 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, give it one. When it’s done, click Finish.

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    8O is that all? Having installed DNS on W2K and W2K3, i can tell
    you that that is just the beginning of installing DNS. You have
    to configure alot to get it to work. That is one lame recipe.
    How do you build a car; get frame, get engine, get some wires,
    put it together and put some tires on it, when it's done, turn
    the ignition key!
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    Sticks and stones, lilliabeth. I disagree with this anonymous poster. Your recipe is clear, direct, and instructs a user how to perform a specific task. That's what a recipe is supposed to do. If it had been titled "Install and completely configure a DNS server," then a comment that it is incomplete would be appropriate.

    I'm betting that lilliabeth has a great deal more to share regarding configuration of the DNS server on 2003 but that your pointless comment will discourage her from sharing her knowledge with everyone else here. If you were looking for more information about DNS configurations, you've not only shot yourself in the the foot, but thousands of other folks.

    Lilliabeth, if you are still out there, I think your recipes are great. Please don't let the useless rantings of an anonymous coward prevent you from sharing your knowledge with others. Many people can benefit from it here.

    Quinn
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    i have a similar problem. i am trying to build a network and i have created the domain. but my workstation does not recognize the domain. should i create an account for this computer on the server? its windows 2003 and the client is xp pro.
 
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