Security issues
System tuning
Caching
Zone change notification
Troubleshooting
Planning for growth
If you're a Windows administrator, "DNS on Windows 2000 is the operations manual you need for working with DNS every day; if you're a Windows user who simply wants to take the mystery out of the Internet, this book is a readable introduction to the Internet's architecture and inner workings.
Topics include:
What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it
How to find your own place in the Internet's namespace
Setting up name servers
Integrating Active Directory with DNS
Dynamic updates, storing zone information in Active Directory, and incremental zone transfers
Using MX records to route mail
Configuring hosts to use name servers
Subdividing domains (parenting)
Securing your name server: preventing unauthorized zone transfers
Mapping one name to several servers forload sharing
Troubleshooting: using nslookup, diagnosing common problems
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