DNS and WINS

In Chapter 2 and the chapters in Part III, you learned that Active Directory domains are modeled on Internet domains. You also learned that Windows 2000 networks rely on TCP/IP as the network protocol of choice. In order to resolve Windows 2000 domain controllers and many other hosts running Windows 2000 services, you need to fully understand and be able to configure Domain Name Service (DNS). This chapter explains the services you can use to create DNS. It also covers Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) name servers, and includes coverage of Dynamic DNS (DDNS), client configuration, and related topics....