Now, type in the start of the subnet range of your network.įor this demo, I’m creating a zone for subnet 192.168.0.0/24. On the Zone Type page select Primary Zone.Ĭhoose to replicate to all DNS servers running on domain controllers in this domain.Ĭhoose IPv4 or IPv6, for this demo I’m setting up IPv4. Step 3: Choose Zone Type (New Zone Wizard) In the DNS console right click on “Reverse Lookup Zones” and Select “New Zone”. On your Windows Server type DNS in the search box to quickly find the DNS console. How to Create Reverse Lookup Zone Step 1: Open the DNS Management Console You can read more about this in my DNS Best Practices guide. Do You Really Need Reverse Lookup Zones and PTR Records?Įvery network is different so it depends. Unless you host your own email server or have an application that requires it may not be required.Įven if you don’t have requirements for them I still recommend setting them up because they are extremely helpful when troubleshooting. Without a reverse lookup zone and PTR record, I would not be able to do this. For reverse lookup zones to work they use a PTR record that provides the mapping of the IP address in the zone to the hostname.įor example, I can look up the IP 10.1.2.88 and see that it resolves to the hostname “nodaway”. Reverse lookup zones are used to resolve IP addresses to a hostname. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create reverse DNS lookup zones and PTR Records on Windows Server.
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