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How to install DNS in Windows 2008 server

How to install DNS in Windows 2008 server.

For installing DNS in windows :-

This setup is for  a lab practice. Without using Internet. 

1. First of all give the ip address to the system.
 Start ----> Control Panel ----> Networking and Sharing Center-----> Manager Network Connection.


 IP address :- 10.0.0.1

2. Go to Start ----> Server Manager 

 
 3. Then click on Add roles.



 4. Then click Next and Select  DNS.


5.  Click Next to go further and Install.




6. Now configure the DNS by going to Start ---> Administrative tools -----> DNS


 7. Right Click on DNS and click Configure dns zones.


8. Then select Create Forward and Reverse zone.

 
9. Then click on yes create forward lookup zone.


10. Then select Primary zone.



 11.  Click Next


12. Select Allow both secure and nonsecure update



 13.  Select Yes Create Reverse lookup zone.


14. Selcct Primary zone.



 15. Select IPv4, reverse zone and click Next.




16.  Create zone file and click Next



17. Type the network id means your ip 10.0.0 that'it click next.



 18. Create zone file



 19. Allow both secure and non-secure updates.



20.  Then select No it should not forware queries.

 
 21. Finish the installation and it will give some error but no worries click ok. That's a root hint error.


 22. Expand forward lookup zones and select domain example.com.

* Right click on example.com and select new host A recored.


 Then click Add Host and it will show successful message box then click on done.

23.  Then Right Click on Start of Authority and select Properties. Go to Nameserver. Remove your computer name andClick on Add button the below pop will generate.

Then type your domain name :- example.com



 24. Go to Start of Authority (SOA) and then select Primary server and Browse. Keep navigating inside until and unless the domain name show up and finishes.



 Click Apply and OK

25. Now configure Reverse lookup zone and expand the Reverse lookup zone and 10.0.0 zone file.

Right Click on Start of Authority (soa) and properties 
Select Primary and browse.



Then Go to the Name server Tab Remove the computer name and Click Add to add the domain.



 Same step to do with Reverse zone as done with forward zone .

Click Apply and Ok.

26. After completing this process open command prompt. to test it.

> ping example.com




 If you are able to ping than you have successfully installed the DNS server.

Enjoy using DNS.....

 
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