Reverse DNS zones perform the opposite task as Forward Lookup Zones. They return the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of a given IP address. For example, a client device could send the IP address of…
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How To add DNS Forward Lookup Zone in Windows Server 2016/2019
Forward Lookup Zones allow the DNS Server to resolve queries where the client sends a name to the DNS Server to request the IP address of the requested host. This zone should be configured properly…
How to Install and Setup DNS services in Windows Server 2016/2019
Domain Name System (DNS) is one the key role in Windows Domain that provides computer name-to-IP address mapping name resolution services to computers and users. This Role is installed with Active Directory, however as a…
How to setup Windows Server 2016 Essentials and configure Active Directory
Windows Server Essentials is a small businesses Server, typically those with a maximum of 25 users and 50 devices. It is designed to suit a small number of users and devices but also supports to expand…
Enable DHCP Server Logging on Windows Server 2019
The DHCP server logging system provides information on successful or failed lease grants, depletion of the server’s IP pool, or requests for messages and their corresponding acknowledgements. Analyzing DHCP server log files is thus an ideal…
Install and Configure DHCP Server on Windows Server 2019
Introduction In this guide, we a going to install and configure a DHCP Server in the new Windows Server 2019 Step 1: Server Manager The first step is to open up “Server Manager” so that…
How to Convert (Upgrade) Windows Server 2019/2016 Evaluation to Full Version?
When using the Evaluation version of Windows Server, the desktop displays the current build and the time until the end of the grace period (Windows License valid for 180 days). At any time, you can…
Creating a Domain on Windows Server 2016 / 2019 via PowerShell
The first thing to do with a machine that has a fresh OS on it is renaming it. After renaming and before start configuring, restart the VM: After restarting it, log in once again and…
How to Migrate DHCP Server to Windows Server 2016/2019?
Migrating the DHCP service from the old server to the new Windows Server 2016/2019 with the saving of all the settings of the old server is quite easy. If the old DHCP server is running…
How to Fix RDP Breaks, when you upgrade Windows Server 2016 in place to Windows Server 2019
I recently started upgrading all my servers to Windows Server 2019 since it is now generally available. After upgrading one of the Windows Server 2016 servers that had the GUI installed, I noticed I could…
