Chapter 22. DNS/DDNS/WINS
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One of the foundations of Microsoft (and most other) networking is the concept of name resolution. This is especially true with the Windows 2000 operating system. This chapter covers the three methods Microsoft supports for name resolution.
The Windows 2000 Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) is an update to the original Domain Name System (DNS) and is critical to a successful, secure, Windows 2000 implementation. DDNS is also designed to ultimately supplant the previous Windows Internet Name Service (WINS), the name resolution service used with Windows NT networks. WINS is still required in a mixed ...
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