Introduction to DNS in Windows Server

Michael Bender
Itsallgeek2mike.com
@MichaelBender

What if every time you wanted to go to a

website

What if every time you wanted to go to a

website.

A Brief History

HOSTS
file

HOSTS File

Located in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

DNS

Basics of DNS

Hostname

Fully Qualified Domain Name

Name Server

Record

Query

Caching

www. wiredbraincoee.com

DNS Hierarchy
Root

. Root

Top-Level
Domain

.Com

Sub
Domain

Pluralsight.

Host Names

Blog.

www.

FQDN = www.plurasight.com

DNS Query Types

Iterative

Recursive

Performed against
root Servers
Provide a Referral or
the answer

Used by DNS Clients

Return the answer or
an error

How Querying and Caching Work

Iterative queries

Query
Referral

Name
Server 1

Query
Referral
Query
Answer
Recursive query

Resolver

Name Server

.com
Name Server

WiredBrainCoee.com

Name Server

Installing and Configuring a Cache-Only

Server

Forwarding

Core
DNS Server

Internal
DNS Servers

Upstream Internet
DNS Server

What is a DNS Zone?

Zone Types
Secondary

Primary

Active Directory Integrated

DNS Records The Basics

SOA
NS
A
PTR
CNAMe

Start of Authority
Name Server
Host
Pointer
Alias

SRV

Service Locator

MX

Mail Exchanger

Adding Your First Lookup Zone

Key Points