Configuring DNS Clients
It's about time to install DNS, but first let's configure a few DNS clients so that they will be ready to use the server after it is in operation. Windows Server 2003 clients need two pieces of information about DNS:
The IP address of the DNS server or servers to which they will send queries.
The default domain name to use when sending queries. (This is also called the DNS Suffix.)
The IP address information is configured in TCP/IP Properties. The DNS Suffix information is configured in two places: the TCP/IP Properties for the network interface and System Properties for the computer. These entries are stored in separate places in the Registry.
Configuring DNS Information in TCP/IP Properties
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