Chapter 2. Installing and Configuring DNS for Active Directory

This chapter covers the following subjects:

The Hierarchical Nature of DNS: This section provides a quick introduction to the hierarchical structure on which DNS is built.

Installing DNS on Windows Server 2008 R2: This section shows you how to install DNS as a server role on a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2.

Configuring DNS Zones: This section introduces you to the various types of zones into which the DNS namespace is divided. It then shows you how to set up and configure these zones on a Windows Server 2008 R2 computer.

Since Active Directory was first introduced in Windows 2000, the Domain Name System (DNS) has served as the premier name resolution service ...

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