DNS on Windows NT

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Summary: A great book that Explains the Domain Name System.
Review: Being somewhat new to running a DNS server on the Win/NT platform, I thought a new book would be helpful. I found this book to be very useful and a 'must have' for anyone wanting to run a DNS server on an Windows NT 4.0 Server. The book is kind of broke into 3 sections; Chapters 1 - 2 talks about DNS theory, Chapters 3 - 10 how to set-up and maintain your own domain, Chapters 11 - 13 common problems and troubleshooting. I will keep this book forever like all of my O'Reilly books, and use it as a reference tool. Probably the best documentation you can find on Win/NT and DNS, and why not use it, its free and comes with Win/NT 4.0....

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Summary: Good for DNS and not so good for MX record Implementation
Review: I am a technology consultant and find it very hard to find books which answer what I consider obvious questions on a topic. This book is not like that and goes into tedious details about how name resolution works and in an NT environment. I've bought dozens of technology books over the last few years but I had to give a review on this one. A must have for anyone new or experienced with DNS or Windows NT.

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Summary: I have done what I could not imagine to do !
Review: I am an MCSE but after one year of hard study, I didn't konw how - or even is it possible - to build and run my local DNS on my home network to resolve internet domain names of the internet in a professional manner like an ISP. I started to read this book without any idea how I can achieve this ghosty task, and after reading 4 chapters I discovered that I am very near to act as any professional ISP does. Before even finishing chapter 5, I picked up the book, started to follow the instructions, configured my proxy server to use the local DNS server I just built instead of my ISP DNS, conected to the internet using dialup, and test it. and then -you guess- it works ! what a surprise. I can control my DNS and don't wait for busy ISP's DNS to answer my quiries so it is much faster. Now I am fine tunning the server to obtain the maximum benefits from it. Although the book language is somewhat not so easy for non native english speakers, but it is OK. Many Thanks to the Editors, Authors and Amazon.com for the great work.

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Summary: Very well explained by experienced DNS people
Review: I needed to get a grasp on DNS generally, and was told "DNS and BIND" was the best book existing. Unfortunately it was too fat a book for me. It spent too much time on BIND which was of no interest for me. Luckily I dicovered a slimmer version called "DNS on Windows NT" by the same authors. A fresh MCSE on NT4, I was really happy for this title. Full of expectations I started reading. And I was not dissapointed. It was like finding an easily accessible gold mine. So if you need knowledge on DNS generally, or on DNS on Windows NT4 specifically, don't hesitate. Buy this book!

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Summary: Very well explained by experienced DNS people
Review: I needed to get a grasp on DNS generally, and was told "DNS and BIND" was the best book existing. Unfortunately it was too fat a book for me. It spent too much time on BIND which was of no interest for me. Luckily I dicovered a slimmer version called "DNS on Windows NT" by the same authors. A fresh MCSE on NT4, I was really happy for this title. Full of expectations I started reading. And I was not dissapointed. It was like finding an easily accessible gold mine. So if you need knowledge on DNS generally, or on DNS on Windows NT4 specifically, don't hesitate. Buy this book!

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Summary: Great Resource
Review: I've been running a DNS server for quite a while (and quite improperly as I found out). This book has been a major help in straightening out my DNS server. Very good reference!

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Summary: Good book
Review: Last several days I was seriously thinking about setup a MS DNS for my LAN. I could only found very little information on the internet about set up a MS DNS. But this book helped me to fulfill what I looked for. Especially CNAME & MX records.

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Summary: Thorough coverage of DNS
Review: More than I ever wanted to know about DNS! I purchased this book in preparation for Win2K Active Directory and DDNS- anyone planning a companies name space needs to have a thorough understanding of DNS. In the absence of a Win2K DDNS guide book I read DNS on Windows NT and it was worth the time. Chapter 4 is all you need to setup a NT 4.0 DNS server, but the book goes way beyond the basics. It thoroughly covers subdomains, advanced features, troubleshooting and nslookup. Also, if you never really understood the in-addr.arpa domain, you will after this book. With the knowledge gained from this book, I know I am better prepared for DDNS and Active Directory.

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Summary: Excellent book to get you up and running with DNS Server
Review: This book is straightforward yet concise. I had no experience whatsoever with DNS before purchasing this book and now have all my DNS servers up and running with no problems. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who needs to set up a DNS Server on NT fast and effictively.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This is the best DNS book I have read to date for supporting Windows 2000 DNS. If you can only afford one book on Windows 2000 DNS , this is the one to have, Paul and Cricket's knowledge and experience with DNS and Bind far exceeds all others!

Jose Medeiros, Instructor - San Jose City College, MCP+I, MCSE, MCT, Vice President- NT Engineering Association, www.ntea.net