Press Release
January 9, 2004
"DNS on Windows Server 2003": A Guide to Running DNS on Microsoft's DNS Server
Sebastopol, CA--While computers and other devices identify each other on
networks or the Internet by using unique addresses made up of numbers,
humans rely on the Domain Name System (DNS), the distributed database that
allows us to identify machines by name. DNS does the work of translating
domain names into numerical IP addresses, routing mail to its proper
destination, and many other services, so that users require little or no
knowledge of the system. If you're a network or system administrator,
however, configuring, implementing, and maintaining DNS zones can be a
formidable challenge. And now, with Windows Server 2003, an understanding
of the workings of DNS is even more critical.
DNS on Windows Server 2003 (O'Reilly, US $39.95) by veteran O'Reilly
authors Matt Larson, Cricket Liu, and Robbie Allen is a special
Windows-oriented edition of the classic "DNS and BIND," that explains the
whole system in terms of the new Windows Server 2003, from starting and
stopping a DNS service to establishing an organization's namespace in the
global hierarchy. "The new edition has been updated to cover the many
changes to DNS, large and small, found in Windows Server 2003," state the
authors. "In particular, this edition documents the use of the dnscmd
program to manage the Microsoft DNS Server from the command line and
development using the WMI DBS provider to manage the name server
programmatically. The book also covers new features of the Microsoft DNS
Server in Windows Server 2003, including conditional forwarding and zone
storage in Active Directory application partitions."
"DNS on Windows Server 2003" is intended primarily for administrators who
manage zones and one or more name servers, but also includes material for
network engineers, postmasters, and others. The book addresses the
critical issue of DNS security, including details on preventing
unauthorized zone transfers, securing dynamic updates, and disabling
recursion on delegated name servers. The authors pay special attention to
system tuning, caching, and zone change notification, and cover such
issues as troubleshooting and planning for growth.
In addition to the topics mentioned above, "DNS on Windows Server 2003"
also provides grounding in:
What DNS does, how it works, and when you need to use it
Dynamic updates, and how to secure them
Aging and scavenging, conditional forwarding, and stub zones
Configuring DNS on clients running various versions of Windows
Subdividing domains (parenting)
IPv6 and DNS
Securing your name servers from the latest attacks
Mapping one name to several servers for lad balancing
Troubleshooting using nslookup and dig to diagnose common problems
In "DNS on Windows Server 2003" the authors provide a window to the inner
workings of the Internet's architecture. This book is the operations
manual that Windows administrators need for working with DNS every day.
Additional Resources:
Chapter 8, "Integrating with Active Directory"
More information about the book, including Table of Contents, index,
author bios, and samples
A cover graphic in JPEG format
DNS on Windows Server 2003
Cricket Liu, Matt Larson, and Robbie Allen
ISBN 0-596-00562-8, 416 pages, $39.95 US, $57.95 CA
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