DNS - Domain Name Service


Web Sites
DNS Product Operations Guide - This guide describes processes and procedures for improving the management of the Windows Server 2003 DNS service in an IT infrastructure. This material should be useful for anyone planning to deploy this product into an existing IT infrastructure, especially one based on ITIL.
How to Enable/Disable Windows 2000 Dynamic DNS Registrations (Q246804) - If you want full control of how your services update DNS, they can be configured individually. The services are the DHCP client, DNS server, NetLogon, RAS Client and DHCP server service.
HOW TO: Use DNSLint to Troubleshoot Active Directory Replication Issues - DNSLint is a Microsoft Windows utility that runs on Windows 2000-and-later operating systems. Among other uses, it can help you troubleshoot Active Directory replication issues. Specifically, it can help you determine whether all DNS servers that are supposed to be authoritative for the root of an Active Directory forest actually have the necessary DNS records to successfully synchronize partition replicas among domain controllers in an Active Directory forest, and it can tell you whether a particular Active Directory domain controller can resolve all of the necessary DNS records to successfully synchronizing partition replicas among domain controllers in an Active Directory forest.
Squish - On this site you can do an extensive check on your external DNS structure. Type in FQDN and record type to see all kinds of statistics.
www.DNSstuff.com - Test all DNS records of your domain with this great on-line testing tool.

White Papers
Microsoft Windows 2000 TCP/IP Implementation Details - White paper from Microsoft regarding Microsoft's implementation of TCP/IP. 130 pages.
Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Networking and Access Technologies - This white paper provides a technical overview of networking and communications enhancements in Windows Server 2003. Concepts in this paper are eg. L2TP/IPSec, mobility, VPN, NAT, NLB, TCP/IP, IPv6, DHCP, DNS, WINS and IAS. 59 pages.
Windows 2000 DNS White Paper - White paper from Microsoft dealing with Microsoft's implementation of DNS. 65 pages.

Programs
Description and download of the DNSLint Utility - DNSLint is a Microsoft Windows utility that helps you to diagnose common DNS name resolution issues. Very useful - check out the vaious options and download the program on this site.