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MANAGING AND MONITORING DNS

Chapter 4

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DNS MANAGEMENT TOOLS

DNS console

Nslookup

DNSLint

Logging features

Dnscmd

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MONITORING A DNS SERVER

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QUERYING DNS WITH NSLOOKUP

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NSLOOKUP OPTIONS

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USING DNSLINT

DNSLint functions and syntax

Input file for DNSLint

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USING DNSCMD

Create, delete, and view zones and records.

Reset server and zone properties.

Perform zone maintenance operations, such as updating the zone, reloading the zone, refreshing the zone, writing the zone back to a file or to the Active Directory directory service, and pausing or resuming the zone.

Clear the cache.

Stop and start the DNS Server service.

View statistics.

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INTEGRATING DNS ZONES WITH WINS

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MANAGING DNS USING ADVANCED DNS SERVER PROPERTIES

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MANAGING THE DNS RESOLVER CACHE

Ipconfig /displaydns

Ipconfig /flushdns

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SECURING DNS

DNS security levels

Securing the DNS Server service

Securing file-backed DNS zones

Securing Active Directory–integrated DNS zones

Zone transfer security

Securing DNS resource records

Securing the DNS Client service

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MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING DNS

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CONFIGURING THE DNS EVENT LOG

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ADVANCED CONFIGURATION OF THE DNS EVENTS LOG

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FILTERING THE DNS EVENTS LOG

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TROUBLESHOOTING DNS WITH THE DNS DEBUG LOG

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TROUBLESHOOTING DNS WITH REPLICATION MONITOR

Force replication of DNS data.

Discover replication partner failure.

Display replication topology.

Generate individual histories of successful and failed replication events with replication partners.

Display changes that have not yet replicated from a given replication partner.

Monitor replication status of domain controllers from multiple forests.

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CONFIGURING REPLICATION MONITOR

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FORCING ZONE REPLICATION

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REPLICATION ERRORS

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SUMMARY

Command-line tools for managing DNS

DNS and WINS integration

Advanced DNS server settings

Securing DNS

Monitoring and troubleshooting DNS