Microsoft windows 2000 DNS manual Name Services in Windows, Standards and Additional Reading

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Name Services in Windows 2000

DNS is the name service of Windows 2000. It is by design a highly reliable, hierarchical, distributed, and scalable database. Windows 2000 clients use DNS for name resolution and service location, including locating domain controllers for logon.

Downlevel clients (Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, and Windows 98), however, rely on NetBIOS which can use NBNS (WINS), broadcast or flat LmHosts file. In particular, the NetBIOS name service is used for domain controller location.

Since DNS as implemented in Windows 2000 is Windows Internet Name Services (WINS)-aware, a combination of both DNS and WINS can be used in a mixed environment to achieve maximum efficiency in locating various network services and resources. Additionally, WINS in a legacy or mixed environment plays an important interoperability role while also preserving current investment.

Windows NT 4.0–based clients can register themselves in Windows 2000 WINS and Windows 2000–based clients can register in Windows NT 4.0 WINS.

Standards and Additional Reading

The following documents are of interest in the context of the Windows 2000 DNS Server implementation. They are combined in two categories. A RFC—Request For Comments—is a standard document, while Draft is work in progress that can become a standard.

RFCs:

•1034 Domain Names—Concepts and Facilities

•1035 Domain Names—Implementation and Specification

•1123 Requirements for Internet Hosts—Application and Support

•1886 DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6

•1995 Incremental Zone Transfer in DNS

•1996 A Mechanism for Prompt DNS Notification of Zone Changes

•2136 Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)

•2181 Clarifications to the DNS Specification

•2308 Negative Caching of DNS Queries (DNS NCACHE)

Drafts:

•Draft-ietf-dnsind-rfc2052bis-02.txt (A DNS RR for Specifying the Location of Services (DNS SRV))

•Draft-skwan-utf8-dns-02.txt (Using the UTF-8 Character Set in the Domain Name System)

•Draft-ietf-dhc-dhcp-dns-08.txt (Interaction between DHCP and DNS)

•Draft-ietf-dnsind-tsig-11.txt (Secret Key Transaction Signatures for DNS (TSIG))

•Draft-ietf-dnsind-tkey-00.txt (Secret Key Establishment for DNS (TKEY RR))

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Contents Windows 2000 DNS Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved Contents Designing a DNS Namespace for the Active Directory Summary Page DNS Fundamentals Name Services in Windows Standards and Additional ReadingHistory of DNS Draft-skwan-gss-tsig-04.txt GSS Algorithm for Tsig GSS-TSIGStructure of DNS Hierarchy of DNS Domain NamesInt/net/org Com Edu Gov Mil Army MicrosoftMit Mydomain DNS and InternetTTL Distributing the Database Zone Files and DelegationReplicating the DNS database Microsoft My domain ftp NtserverNEW Features of the Windows 2000 DNS Querying the DatabaseName Server Resolver Root-server Gov Whitehouse.gov Updating the DNS Database Time to Live for Resource RecordsActive Directory Service Storage Model Active Directory Storage and Replication IntegrationWindows 2000 White Paper Zone Type Conversions Controlling Access to ZonesReplication Model Incremental Zone Transfer Protocol DescriptionDynamic Update Zone Log FileMaster DNS Server Slave DNS Server Ixfr and DS IntegrationUpdate Algorithm Dynamic Update of DNS RecordsMixed Environment Dhcp ClientStatically Configured Client Secure Dynamic UpdateRAS Client Client ReregistrationEstablishing a security context by passing security tokens Secure Dynamic Update Policy DnsUpdateProxy Group Controlling Update Access to Zones and NamesDNS Admins Group Aging and ScavengingAging and Scavenging Parameters DefaultEnableScavenging Description Scavenging PeriodRecord Life Span Configuring Scavenging Parameters Scavenging AlgorithmUnicode Character Support Interoperability ConsiderationsDomain Locator Finish DNS Record Registration and Resolver Requirements IP/DNS Compatible LocatorLdap.tcp.dc.msdcs.DnsDomainName Kerberos.tcp.dc.msdcs.DnsDomainName IP/DNS DC Locator Algorithm Discovering Site specific DCs FinishCaching Resolver Name Resolution Fully-Qualified QueryUsing Global Suffix Search Order Unqualified Single-Label QueryUsing Primary and Per-adapter Domain Names Unqualified Multi-Label QueryName Resolution Scenarios Unqualified Single-Label Query ScenariosFully-Qualified Query Scenarios Microsoft Implementation of Negative CachingDNS Server List Management Negative CachingDNS Manager Administrative ToolsWMI Support for DNS Server Administration Using UTF-8 Characters Format Interoperability IssuesUsing Wins and Winsr Records Utilization DNS Server PerformanceReceiving Non-RFC Compliant Data Server Capacity Planning Hardware components SizingInternet Access Considerations Choosing NamesWindows 2000 White Paper Windows 2000 White Paper Windows 2000 White Paper VPN Com Yyy.com Zzz.com Windows 2000 White Paper Primary Zone YYY corporation ZZZ corporation VPN Firewall Characters in Names Computer NamesFull computer name Per-Adapter NamingIntegrating ADS with Existing DNS Structure Domain name and sites. Active Directory domain name Migration to Windows 2000 DNS DNSDeploying DNS to Support Active Directory Partitioning, and Replication Choosing your ZonesUsing Automatic Configuration Wins ReferralIxfr For More Information IxfrWindows 2000 White Paper