DNS is a Domain Naming System, which resolves Host names to IP addresses. It uses fully qualified domain names. DNS is a Internet standard used to resolve host names.
WINS Windows Internet Name Service
WINS which resolves Netbios names to IP Address and also resolve the IP address to Netbios names. This is proprietary of Microsoft and meant for windows only. Support up to 15 characters.
Verify and troubleshoot DNS resolution can be done using nslookup command
WINS Windows Internet Name Service
WINS which resolves Netbios names to IP Address and also resolve the IP address to Netbios names. This is proprietary of Microsoft and meant for windows only. Support up to 15 characters.
Path for Backup DNS %System
root%/system32/dns
Path for Backup Wins %System
root%/system32/WINS
Types of DNS Servers
Types of DNS Servers
We can configure 7 types of DNS servers in windows.
Primary DNS
Secondary DNS
Active Directory Integrated DNS
Root DNS
Forwarder
Master
Caching only DNS