Before installing the actual Microsoft DNS service, it is important that the Windows NT Server 4.0 server's TCP/IP stack is configured correctly. In particular, the DNS section needs to be verified since the DNS service gets many of its default settings from this section during setup.
To verify this information, run Control Panel and go into Network. Click the Protocols tab. Pull up the properties dialog box for the TCP/IP Protocol and click the DNS tab. Verify that you have a correct Host Name and Domain filled in on this screen.
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If the domain name and host name are supplied in the network control panel setup when you create a zone, DNS will add an SOA, A, and NS record to the database. If the information is not configured then only the SOA record is created. |
To install the Microsoft DNS Service on a Windows NT 4.0-based system, run the Control Panel and go into Network. Click the Services tab and click the Add button. Highlight Microsoft DNS Server and click OK.
At this point, a default installation of Microsoft DNS server service will be installed on the Windows NT-based server. This installation will install files in your \<SystemRoot>\system32\Dns directory as shown. At this point you will be prompted to restart your server.
