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Configure Conditional Forwarding in Windows Server 2012 R2

Conditional forwarding is another method of resolving external names by forwarding DNS query to another DNS server (or called the Forwarder). Conditional forwarding is different with regular DNS forwarding. In regular DNS forwarding the server will forward all queries that it cannot resolve to the Forwarder, but in conditional forwarding the server will only forward […]

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Add Host A Record in Windows DNS Server

Host record or A-record is a type of DNS record. Host A record serves the basic function of DNS server which is name-to-IP address mapping. It is the most common DNS record type and exists in the forward lookup zone as a static or dynamic record. Usually, an administrator manages the A record in enterprise […]

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Understanding Different Types of Record in DNS Server

DNS record contains two important fields, “Name” and “Data”. Both fields are being used for lookup and this record format applies to all DNS records in all zones. However, despite of using the same format, there are actually several types of DNS records based on their purpose. To help you Understanding Different Types of Record […]

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Install DNS Server Role in Windows Server 2012 R2

DNS or Domain Name System is the basic requirement of any kind of network. DNS works in client-server mode, where DNS client may call a computer or domain name string, and DNS server will help the client to perform name-to-IP address mapping so further TCP/IP actions can be performed by the client. Without DNS server, […]

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Create Conditional DNS Forwarding in Windows Server 2008

Conditional DNS forwarding is used to forward DNS request to other DNS server in order to resolve the DNS query. If company-A purchases company-B then company-A can setup conditional DNS forwarding to send DNS requests destined for company-B.com domain and vice-versa. So the forwarding is only when the domain name condition is met. In this article, […]