DNS Server Creation

We learned about server AD and configuration so let's explore one more concept DNS server

What is a DNS server in Windows Server?

Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the industry-standard suites of protocols that comprise TCP/IP, and together the DNS Client and DNS Server provide computer name-to-IP address mapping name resolution services to computers and users.

What are the 3 types of DNS?

There are three main kinds of DNS Servers — primary servers, secondary servers, and caching servers.

Usage

The purpose of a DNS server is to translate what a user types into their browser into something a computer can understand and use to locate a website. In other words, its purpose is to convert a domain name such as www.example.com into an IP address such as 71.232. 101.120.

Windows

DNS settings are specified in the TCP/IP Properties window for the selected network connection.

Example: Changing DNS server settings on Windows 10

1. Go to the Control Panel.
2. Click Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings.
3. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:

• To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, right-click the Ethernet interface and select Properties.
• To change the settings for a wireless connection, right-click the Wi-Fi interface and select Properties.

1. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. Select the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and then click Properties.
3. Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. If there are any DNS server IP addresses listed there, write them down for future reference, and remove them from this window.
4. Click OK.
5. Select Use the following DNS server addresses. If there are any IP addresses listed in the Preferred DNS server or Alternate DNS server, write them down for future reference.
6. Replace those addresses with the IP addresses of the Google DNS servers:

• For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.
• For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844.
• For IPv6-only: you can use Google Public DNS64 instead of the IPv6 addresses in the previous point.

1. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Test your new settings.
2. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.