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| Set up a DNS forwarder on a Windows 2000 Server |
| DNS servers allow admins to use friendly names instead of hard-to-remember IP numbers. When a |
| client sends a request to a DNS server, the server usually takes care of the whole request. During |
| this recursive query, the DNS server has to contact other servers. Each server gives an answer based |
| on the information it possesses (an iterative query). |
| Your DNS server can issue recursive queries to another server. To do this in Windows 2000, you |
| have to use forwarders. Windows 2000 maintains a list of servers you provided that will get the |
| recursive queries from your server. |
| Follow these steps to configure a DNS forwarder: |
| Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools and start the DNS console. |
| Expand the server, right-click, and select Properties. |
| On the Forwarders tab, enable forwarders and, in the IP address box, type the address of a DNS |
| server to which you want to forward the requests. |
| Click Add and then click OK to close the dialog box. |
| Note: You won't be able to use forwarders on a root server. Root servers already have enough |
| information to reach all records, so forwarding is unnecessary on them. |
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