Domain Controller Lookup Zone

Reverse lookup zone reverse lookup zones resolve ip addresses into hostnames.

Domain controller lookup zone. A reverse dns record had to be created for the ip to resolve to the hostname. The activity we have a reverse lookup zone 168 192 in addr arpa. If you changed your hosting or dns records then this tool is for you to verify that your records are entered correctly to avoid any downtime. Setup and configure dns reverse lookup zones on your domain controller open up dns manager right click reverse lookup zones and click new zone select the appropriate zone for your scenario.

In the first reverse lookup zone name page select one of the following. Dns manager after you install active directory on a server running the microsoft dns service you can use the dns management console to verify that the appropriate zones and resource records are created for each dns zone. You can create a reverse lookup zone. All domain controllers in our environment are dns servers and vice versa.

For example if your domain is named mydomain local name the new zone msdcs mydomain local. If msdcs existed as a folder inside the domain forward lookup zone right click that zone in the left pane and select new domain. Since i m setting a brand new domain i ll be creating a. Our environment is based on windows server 2012 r2 domain controllers and we are using ad integrated dns zones.

Now i ll click the 0 168 192 in addr arpa zone to view the reocrds so far i have only the. Name the new zone msdcs domain where domain is the full dns name of your ad domain. The subnet will display backwards that is normal. Ipv4 reverse lookup zone ipv6 reverse lookup zone click next.

To verify srv locator resource records for a domain controller use one of the following methods. Sync dnsserverzone passthru display the list. To all domain controllers in this domain to all domain controllers specified in the scope of this directory partition click next.