DNS on Windows 2000 2e - Softcover

Larson, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596002300 ISBN 13: 9780596002305

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2001

Synopsis

DNS on Windows 2000 is a special Windows-oriented edition of the classic DNS and BIND. The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the Internet's fundamental building blocks: the distributed host information database that's responsible for translating names into addresses, routing mail to its proper destination, and many other services. As the preface says, if you're using the Internet, you're already using DNS--even if you don't know it.Besides covering general issues like installing, setting up, and maintaining the server, DNS on Windows 2000 tackles those specific to the Windows environment: integration between DNS and Active Directory, conversion from BIND to the Microsoft DNS server, and registry settings. You'll also acquire a grounding in:

• Security issues
• System tuning
• Caching
• Zone change notification
• Troubleshooting
• Planning for growth

If you're a Windows administrator, DNS on Windows 2000 is the operations manual you need for working with DNS every day; if you're a Windows user who simply wants to take the mystery out of the Internet, this book is a readable introduction to the Internet's architecture and inner workings.Topics include:

• What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it
• How to find your own place in the Internet's namespace
• Setting up name servers
• Integrating Active Directory with DNS
• Dynamic updates, storing zone information in Active Directory, and incremental zone transfers
• Using MX records to route mail
• Configuring hosts to use name servers
• Subdividing domains (parenting)
• Securing your name server: preventing unauthorized zone transfers
• Mapping one name to several servers for load sharing
• Troubleshooting: using nslookup, diagnosing common problems

About this title

About the Author

Matt Larson started Acme Byte & Wire, a company specializing in DNS consulting and training, with Cricket Liu in January 1997. Network Solutions acquired Acme in June 2000, and later the same day merged with VeriSign. Previously, Matt worked for Hewlett-Packard, first as Cricket's successor as hp.com's host master, and then as a consultant in HP's Professional Services Organization. Cricket Liu joined Hewlett-Packard after college and worked for HP for nine years. He was host master at hp.com for over three years, and then joined HP's Professional Services Organization to found HP's Internet consulting program. Cricket was Director of DNS product management for VeriSignGlobal Registry Services and is now an independent consultant, assisting corporations with all aspects of DNS management.

Edition details

• Publisher: O′Reilly
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0596002300
• ISBN 13: 9780596002305
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352