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networking:windows:windows_dns

Windows DNS

Best Practices

Domain Conroller + DNS Server

  • If this is only DC+DNS server
    • Set client DNS setting to local (private) IP address
    • Not 127.0.0.1
  • If there is another DC+DNS server
    • Set the primary client DNS setting to the private IP address of the other DC+DNS server
    • Set the secondary client DNS setting to the private IP address of this DC+DNS server

Domain Members

  • Set workstation/member server primary to closest/local DNS server
  • Set workstation/member server secondary to remote/alternate DNS server
  • Do not use public DNS servers

Reverse Lookup Zones

Dynamic Updates

Forwarding

networking/windows/windows_dns.txt · Last modified: 2015/08/09 17:53 by gcooper