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 | DNS on Windows 2000, 2nd Edition
By Matt Larson, Cricket Liu
| | Table of Contents | | | | Chapter 4. Setting Up the Microsoft DNS Server |
4.7 DNS Properties Let's finish this chapter with an explanation of the Action  Properties selection. The Properties selection on the Action menu is context-sensitive. When selected, the DNS console displays the properties of the resource record, zone, or server that is highlighted. 4.7.1 Resource Record Properties Select a resource record on the right by single-clicking it. Then choose Action Properties . The window should look familiar: it's the same one you used to add the record. You can get the same effect by simply double-clicking the record, too. 4.7.2 Zone Properties The zone properties window is viewed by selecting a zone on the left and choosing Action Properties . Unlike resource record properties, some zone information can be changed only from this window. It has five tabs: - General
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This window shows the name of the zone's data file as well as indicating if it's a primary or slave (secondary) zone. The type of the zone can be changed from primary to slave or vice versa. Dynamic updates and aging/scavenging are advanced topics that we'll cover in Chapter 11. The window for the movie.edu zone is shown in Figure 4-28. Figure 4-28. Zone properties window, General tab  - Start of Authority (SOA)
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This window shows the zone's SOA record. The display is the same as the window shown way back in Figure 4-13 and is no different than if you double-click the SOA record in the right panel. - Name Servers
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We've already seen this windowsee Figure 4-26. - WINS
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The WINS tab is covered in Chapter 10. - Zone Transfers
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The Zone Transfers tab and Notify settings are also covered in Chapter 10. 4.7.3 Server Properties You can view the server properties by selecting a server on the left and choosing DNS Properties . It has three tabs: - Interfaces
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This window allows you to specify the interfaces on which the server will listen for queries. If you have multiple interfaces (as for virtual web hosting), you might not need them all to be listed here. The default behavior is for the server to listen on all interfaces. The window is shown in Figure 4-29. Figure 4-29. Server properties, Interfaces tab  - Forwarders, Advanced, Logging, and Monitoring
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These tabs are all covered in Chapter 10. - Root Hints
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We discussed this window earliersee Figure 4-20. |
