A Forward Lookup Zone is like a phone book for computers, converting domain names into IP addresses. When you type a website name like “example.com,” the zone helps your device find the server hosting ...

How do I… Install and configure a DNS server in Windows Server 2008? Your email has been sent Without DNS, computers would have a very tough time communicating with ...

If the DNS server is not able to create a new DNS Zone, and you see Event ID 504 in the Event Viewer of your Windows computer, execute the solutions mentioned below: Often, information for the zone ...

Stub zones can beef up your DNS infrastructure. Here’s a practical guide to when and how to use them. In a previous DNS column, I briefly covered a new feature in Windows 2003 called stub zones. A ...

DNS can be tricky. There is a lot to know and, even when you think you have a firm grasp on it, surprises still pop up. Reverse DNS and PTR record configuration is one of those sneaky topics, but it’s ...

Microsoft has addressed a new known issue causing DNS stub zones loading failures that could lead to DNS resolution issues on Windows Server 2019 systems. DNS stub zones are copies of DNS zones ...

However, at some point, the decision was made to also list these domains in a forward lookup zone on our AD integrated DNS server. This was done to save bandwidth, as our users would go out one ...

If you want to be a sysadmin or network administrator of any kind, there's a fundamental technology you really need to understand—DNS, the Domain Name System. There was a time when a sysadmin with no ...