Steps to configure DNS server of domain

[Bretharm]

DNS (Domain Name System) is a technology though which we can manage websites names and other internet domain. With the help of DSN server you just need to type the name of website into the browser and your system will search for that address on the internet. Using DNS server any computer or system is registered to the DNS system. DNS server runs special purpose networking software, IP address and it contains database which stores network names and addresses for other Internet hosts. I need a solution to configure DNS server of the domain.

[GhostRider]

There are many top level of domain available in today’s world. Now a day we need to spend thousands of rupees for purchasing single word name and for .com type of domain we need to pay ten times higher than single word domain. The hyphen sign in the domain name is the best type of search engine available. You can choose and register a domain with the type of keyword you want. You can follows the below steps to set up domain name.

• Get your IP address from the web host where you want the page should reside.
• Do the entry in the DNS in the nameserver so that it should resolve domain to your IP address.
• Now you need to configure domain to use this nameserver.

Step 2 will be automatically visible to you because most of the web server provide name sever in which the DNS entry is automatically made when you buy web space from them. After registering domain you need to register it with two or more name server.

[Zacharia]

Suppose that you have purchased web space from domain then you need to register it with other server i.e. two or more than two server. You will be having three options for to set to the name server.

1. You will be provided name server provided by web host. The name server provided to you by web host is usually their own name server. If you are using these name servers then you don’t need to worry about web server IP address or any their settings. Just configure your server to use these name server and you are done.
2. If you are using the name server provided to you by registering your domain then you need to know the IP address of your web server. You can use these name servers by creating an entry in the DNS server.
3. If you are using third party web server then this option is used by advanced domain managers. Advanced domain managers have more feature and control over DNS record which your web server and registrar may not provide.

[fellah]

You can do domain setup on DNS server. To set up domain on DNS you need to register the domain. Unless and until DNS setup is not done domain will work. DNS server maps domain name with the IP address of web server and mail server. Thus the client is connected to the web server and mail client with the help of domain name and not the IP address. Below are the steps for domain name in the DNS server.

• Start of Authority record- It is used for denoting the official DNS record for the domain name. There can be only one Start of Authority record for each domain in the zone file.
  

  @ IN SOA ns1.dnsserver.com. (
  20041014 ; serial number
  900 ; refresh
  600 ; retry
  86400 ; expire
  3600 ) ; default TTL

• Address Record Entry- It is added to forward look up zone of the domain and its associated IP address of web server. It is also used for handling request on the domain.
  

  foodomain.com IN A 123.2.33.45.
  foodomain.com IN A 123.2.33.46.

• Alias Entry- It is used for mapping alias to a real name.
• Name Server (NS) Record- It is used for defining the name server for domain. This record is needed in case if someone requires knowing name servers for this domain.
• Mail Exchanger (MX) Setup- It is required to handle domain mail accounts.

[arturro]

I am having Microsoft windows XP operating system installed on my system. I want to set up Microsoft DNS server but I am unaware of the requirements for setting DNS server. Also i need a proper and very easy solution through which I can install and configure Microsoft DNS server successfully.

[Daniel23]

Microsoft provides Microsoft DNS Server to use because it comes with Windows 2000 Server. The DNS server that you use should have the following features.
1)Support for SRV RR.
2)Provides support for dynamic update protocol.
You need to follow the below given steps for installing Microsoft DNS Server

• Go to Start/Control Panel/Settings.
• Select Add/Remove Programs and double click on it to open it.
• Select Add and Remove Windows Components. The component wizard will open click on next to proceed further.
• Click on the networking services and select details. Click on the check box next to the Domain Name system and then click on ok button.
• Click on ok button to start the server setup. The DNS server and tools are copied into your system. The installation of Microsoft DNS server is completed

[Sean J]

You can use DNS manager to configure DNS server. The steps for configuring Microsoft DNS server are given below.

1. Go to Start/Programs/Administrative Tools and in the Administrative Tools click on DNS manager.
2. The DNS server configuration wizard will open. Click on next button to proceed further.
3. Right click on Forward Lookup Zone and then select properties.
4. Select your DNS server so that it will be your root or base server. Select to add a forward lookup zone and then click on next button. The forward lookup zone must be primary so that it can accept dynamic updates.
5. Click on primary button and then click on next button. The new zone contains the locator records for this Active Directory domain. The domain name and directory name must be same.
6. Accept the default name for the new zone file which was created and click on next button. Select not to add a reverse lookup zone now and click on next button.
7. Click on finish button to finish the server configuration. Now your Microsoft windows DNSs server is configured by DNS manager.