Chapter Summary
DNS servers are the one of the most critical components of your network infrastructure. If your DNS servers are not functioning correctly, network applications will not be able to connect to servers, causing e-mail, Web browsing, and any other services to fail.
Fortunately, Windows Server 2008 includes a reliable, scalable, and easy-to-configure DNS server that can provide name resolution for both internal clients and for clients on the public Internet that need to access your Web or e-mail servers. The majority of DNS server configuration can be performed with either the DNS Manager console or the Dnscmd command-line tool. To allow you to quickly troubleshoot problems with DNS servers, Microsoft provides detailed event logs, the ...
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