DNS Tips and Tricks

This page contains a collection of Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 DNS related articles, tips & tricks, whitepapers, useful tools and more.

Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to contribute to this section .

Available topics

• DNS Training Labs
• How can I configure DNS forwarding for Internet connection?
• How can I disable the caching of failed DNS lookups in Windows 2000/XP/2003?
• How can I easily administer DNS servers by using the command prompt?
• How do I install and configure a new Windows 2000 DNS server to prepare for a new AD Domain?
• How do I install and configure a new Windows 2000 DNS server within an existing DNS environment where Active Directory is not enabled?
• How do I install and configure Windows 2000 DNS server?
• Install and Configure Windows Server 2003 DNS Server
• Sometimes when I use DCPROMO to install AD and the DNS service on my Windows 2000 Server, it does not create the correct entries in the zone database. Why?
• What type of names are supported in Windows 2000/2003 DNS?
• Why are the options to configure Root Hints or Forwarders unavailable?
• Why do I get lots of 407 and 408 Event IDs in my DNS event log?

Other articles might fit into the Active Directory and Networking sections, so make sure you look there too.