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Yes, just install the DNS role and don't install the DHCP role.
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Yes, just install the DNS role and don't install the DHCP role.

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Thank you. Is having DNS role w/o DHCP a recipe for disaster - given that we are a very small (less than 10 stations) network?
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Thank you. Is having DNS role w/o DHCP a recipe for disaster - given that we are a very small (less than 10 stations) network?

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Hi all,<br />
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We have a very small network. Right now, we have our router (Asus 66U) performing the role of DHCP and DNS. <br />
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We seem to be having some DNS issues. Can we have the Server machine perform the role of DNS Server only?<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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Hi all,

We have a very small network. Right now, we have our router (Asus 66U) performing the role of DHCP and DNS. 

We seem to be having some DNS issues. Can we have the Server machine perform the role of DNS Server only?

Thanks in advance.

Can Windows Server 2012 be DNS Server without being DHCP server?

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

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.

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).