CONFIGURING AN INTERNAL DNS SERVER.

(WINDOWS SERVER 2003)

About DNS (Domain Name System).
This tutorial documents the steps needed to create an internal DNS Serer that !ill allo! "ou to use
#$riendl"# names !ithin "our %&N (%ocal &rea Net!or') or proide a plat$orm $or (ost (eaders to )e
used !ithin "our IIS (Internet In$ormation Serices) con$i*uration+
To $ind out more a)out DNS, isit the $ollo!in* site-
http-..!!!+microso$t+com.!indo!s2000.technolo*ies.communications.dns.de$ault+asp

1. Instain! DNS on "in#o$s Se%&e% '(()*
I$ usin* the ne! st"le Start menu- /lic' on #Start#, #/ontrol 0anel#, #&dd or Remoe 0ro*rams#
and select the #&dd.Remoe Windo!s /omponents# ta) on the le$t1hand side+
I$ usin* the #/lassic# st"le Start menu- /lic' on #Start#, #Settin*s#, #/ontrol 0anel#, #&dd or
Remoe 0ro*rams# and select the #&dd.Remoe Windo!s /omponents# ta) on the le$t1hand side+
In the #Windo!s /omponents Wi2ard#, hi*hli*ht the #Net!or'in* Serices# and press the
#Details# )utton+ The screen )elo! !ill )e displa"ed (3i* 4)+

Fi!u%e 1 + T,e A--i.ation Se%&e% S.%een
Then, chec' #Domain Name S"stem (DNS)# as sho!n in 3i*ure 2 )elo! and clic' #O5# to close
each !indo! and #Ne6t# to install DNS+ 7ou !ill )e as'ed to insert "our Windo!s Serer 2003

dis'+ /lic' #3inish# once the installation is complete+

Fi!u%e ' + T,e Net$o%/in! Se%&i.es S.%een
7ou hae no! installed DNS+






Fi!u%e ) + ",e%e to 0in# t,e IIS 1ana!e%
'. ",e%e to 0in# t,e DNS 1ana!e%*
I$ "ou are usin* the ne! st"le Start menu, "ou can reach the Internet In$ormation Serices console
)" clic'in* #Start#, #&dministratie Tools# and selectin* #DNS# $rom the list in $i*ure 3 a)oe+
I$ "ou are usin* the #/lassic# st"le Start 8enu, "ou can reach the console )" clic'in* #Start#,
#0ro*rams#, #&dministratie Tools# and select #DNS# $rom the list in $i*ure 3 a)oe+









Fi!u%e 2 + See.t Con0i!u%ation A.tion
). Con0i!u%e you% DNS Se%&e%*
Ri*ht1clic' on "our serer name in the list on the le$t1hand pane and select #/on$i*ure a Serer#+
The #/on$i*ure a DNS Serer# Wi2ard !ill start+ /lic' #Ne6t#+
On the #Select /on$i*uration &ction# screen (sho!n in 3i*ure 9 a)oe) select #/reate a $or!ard

loo'up 2one (recommended $or small net!or's)# and press #Ne6t#+








Fi!u%e 3 + A##in! a ne$ 45one4
2. A##in! a ne$ 45one4*
Simpl" enter the name o$ a suita)le domain !hich "ou intend to use internall"+ I am *oin* to use
m" o!n domain and add appropriatel" named #su)domains# to access internal net!or' resources+
3or e6ample, to access m" Intranet, I !ill enter http-..intranet+simon*i)son+com !here #intranet# is
the su)domain+





Fi!u%e 6 + T,e 5one Fie
3. T,e 5one Fie*
DNS in$ormation is stored in a $ile !ithin the s"stem32 $older+ The #:one 3ile# screen simpl"
*ies "ou the opportunit" to use an e6istin* )ac'up $ile or create a $resh one+ In our case, !e !ill
simpl" create a $resh $ile+ 0ress #Ne6t#+









Fi!u%e 7 + Dynami. U-#ate
6. Dynami. U-#ate*
&s m" serer is not part o$ a Director" I am *oin* to opt not to allo! d"namic updates as sho!n in
3i*ure ; a)oe+ 0ress #Ne6t#+





Fi!u%e 8 + A##in! Fo%$a%#e%s
7. Fo%$a%#e%s*
3or!arders !ill allo! non simon*i)son+com re<uests to )e ans!ered )" other DNS Serers+ In
this case, I hae entered the I0 addresses $or m" IS0=s DNS Serers so I can still )ro!se the
Internet+ Onl" simon*i)son+com re<uests !ill )e ans!ered )" our internal DNS Serer, eer"thin*
else !ill )e ans!ered )" the e6ternal DNS serers sho!n in 3i*ure > a)oe+
To complete the #/on$i*ure a DNS Serer# !i2ard, clic' #Ne6t# and #3inish#+





Fi!u%e 9 + A##in! a ne$ :ost
8. A##in! a ne$ :ost*
No! that our DNS Serer is operational, !e need to add a (ost name+ &s I hae set up IIS to use
#(ost (eaders# I need to create an entr" $or m" Intranet (see IIS? tutorial here)+ This is *oin* to )e
intranet+simon*i)son+com+
To add the ne! (ost, ri*ht1clic' in the !hite space in the pane on the ri*ht and select #Ne! (ost
(&)+++# $rom the menu that appears (as sho!n in 3i*ure @ a)oe)+
In m" case, m" !e)site is hosted e6ternall" so I !ill need to add another (ost called #!!!#
!hich !ill point at the I0 o$ the !e) serer on !hich it is hosted+ I !ill also need to do the same
$or m" email )" addin* a #mail# host+









Fi!u%e 1( + T,e Ne$ :ost
9. T,e Ne$ :ost*
&s illustrated in 3i*ure 40 a)oe, t"pe the su)domain name into the upper )o6 and the I0 address
it should $or!ard to (in this case, the !e) serer) in the lo!er )o6+ Then press the #&dd (ost#
)utton+ & messa*e !ill then appear indicatin* i$ the ne! host !as success$ull" added a$ter !hich
"ou can either add more hosts or press #Done# to close the #Ne! (ost# screen+





Fi!u%e 11 + Con0i!u%in! you% .ient ;Cs ("in#o$s <;)
1(. Con0i!u%in! you% .ient ;Cs ("in#o$s <;)*
To con$i*ure "our client 0/s to use the ne! DNS Serer "ou !ill need to ma'e a chan*e to their
net!or' settin*s+
To do this, ri*ht1clic' on #8" Net!or' 0laces# and select #0roperties#+ Then, ri*ht1clic' on #%ocal
&rea /onnection# and select #0roperties#+ Select #Internet 0rotocol (T/0.I0)# $rom the list and
clic' #0roperties#+ The screen sho!n in $i*ure 44 !ill )e sho!n+
Ensure that the #Ase the $ollo!in* DNS serer addresses# radio )utton is selected and enter the I0
address o$ "our ne! DNS Serer into the #0re$erred DNS Serer# )o6 and press #O5#+ The client
0/ !ill no! use "our ne! DNS Serer+
&lternatiel", !here "ou hae access to a D(/0 serer, "ou can con$i*ure it to issue the I0
address o$ the ne! DNS serer to all "our client 0/s automaticall"+ This is the pre$erred method o$
assi*nin* a DNS serer and the method I use in m" internal net!or'+