Chapter 2. Configuring Name Resolution

Name resolution is the essential, endlessly repeated process of converting computer names to addresses on a network. In Windows networks, the primary name resolution system is Domain Name System (DNS), which is also the name resolution system of the Internet. DNS has a hierarchical structure that allows it to support networks of any size, and because DNS relies on point-to-point communication, it is blind to physical topology. DNS does not help clients resolve the names merely of computers that happen to be nearby; it helps clients resolve the names of all computers registered in the DNS server, regardless of location.

The DNS infrastructure is one of the most important areas of concern for Windows administration, ...

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