I am in the process of duplicating our production environment in a lab for testing. The guy that orginally set this up is no longer here, so I need a little help from the Active Directory and DNS ...

I’ve found the AD/DNS relationship to be one of the least understood aspects of Active Directory, and the literature is full of misinformation and half-truths. I was surprised to realize that in this ...

We have a Windows 2003 Server network with 1 Primary DNS Servers and 2 Secondary DNS Servers. I am planning to change to Active Directory-Integrated DNS, is there any risk and how do I change to ...

The combination of Domain Name System, Active Directory and the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a potential cybersecurity threat, Akamai Technologies Inc. security researcher Ori David warned ...

If you run DNS on domain controllers, you have the opportunity to use something called Active Directory Integrated zones, or ADI zones. In classical DNS, the zone information is stored in text files ...

But migrating your Windows Server 2003 Active Directory DCs to Windows Server 2012 R2 -- the most recent and, hence, recommended target platform to replace the decommissioned servers -- doesn't have ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Joel is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, networking and messaging. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @joelsnyder. Domain Name System services translate domain names into ...

Here's how to apply a server role, along with a brief description of the multiple roles that can be chosen. In this article, we will look at the different roles available to install on a server in an ...