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Probably a little more information on the problem you are experiencing would help produce an accurate answer for this. <br />
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My general answer is to add DNS as a role on your server...
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Probably a little more information on the problem you are experiencing would help produce an accurate answer for this.

My general answer is to add DNS as a role on your server...

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Just open DNS management console (dnsmgmt.msc), expand Forward Lookup Zones, select your DNS zone and in the right pane (after records will be displayed), click right mouse button and choose &quot;New host (A)&quot;. You need only to type name for that records and IP address for it.<br />
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Regards,<br />
Krzysztof
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Just open DNS management console (dnsmgmt.msc), expand Forward Lookup Zones, select your DNS zone and in the right pane (after records will be displayed), click right mouse button and choose "New host (A)". You need only to type name for that records and IP address for it.

Regards,
Krzysztof

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Nothing - apart from having registered your domain and entered into an agreement with a provider I suppose.<br />
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Please can you explain in more detail what you are trying to achieve?<br />
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Alan.
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Nothing - apart from having registered your domain and entered into an agreement with a provider I suppose.

Please can you explain in more detail what you are trying to achieve?

Alan.

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What must be done prior to creating a DNS &quot;A&quot; record?
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What must be done prior to creating a DNS "A" record?

DNS question...&quot;A&quot; records

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).

DNS question...&quot;A&quot; records

DNS question..."A" records