Chapter 5. DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory Integration

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Review of Active Directory and DNS Integration

• Configuring DNS for the Internal Network

• Configuring DNS to Resolve Public Internet Addresses

• Configuring DHCP for the Internal Network

• Troubleshooting DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory Issues

The core of every SBS installation is a solid Active Directory infrastructure. Because Active Directory depends heavily on network technologies such as DNS, a successful and healthy SBS implementation must have a correctly configured network. This applies not only to the server but to the workstations as well. This chapter covers the default network configuration of an SBS installation in detail and looks at the problems that can arise when the configurations change.