Troubleshooting DNS Problems

Troubleshooting is part of everyday life for administrators. DNS is no exception to this rule. Subsequently, understanding how to use the following tools to troubleshoot DNS will not only help avoid mistakes when configuring DNS-related services, but will also provide administrators with a useful toolbox to resolve issues.

Using Event Viewer to Troubleshoot

The first place to look for help when something is not working, or it appears that it is not working, is the system logs. With Windows Server 2003, the DNS logs can be conveniently accessed directly from the DNS MMC console. Parsing this set of logs can help the administrator troubleshooting DNS replication issues, query problems, and other issues.

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