DNS on Windows 2000, Second Edition

Running a Primary Master Name Server

Your primary name server is already up and running; you’ve been talking to it via the DNS console. You’ve created a zone and populated it with information. Then you directed the server to write out zone data files with the Action → Update Server Data Files command. To be sure that everything is okay, you should stop and restart the server and then check the Event Log for any messages or errors.

Starting and Stopping the DNS Server

There are several ways to start and stop the DNS server. First, you can control it just like any other Windows 2000 service: with the Services MMC snap-in. Select Start → Programs → Administrative Tools → Services. You’ll see a window like Figure 4-21.

Figure 4-21. Windows 2000 Services control window

Your system should look like this: the server should be running (that is, it should be started). Select the server as we’ve done by clicking anywhere on the DNS Server line. Select Action → Stop. After the server stops, select Action → Start. In a few seconds, the server should be running again.

While you’ve got this window open, check to make sure that the DNS server is being started automatically on bootup. You want to see Automatic in the Startup Type column (and not Manual or Disabled). To change the startup behavior, double-click on the service and choose the appropriate behavior in the Startup Type field of the resulting ...