TABLE 6.5   Differences Between DNS Manager for NT 4.0 and DNS Manager for Windows 2000 Server
DNS Manager 4.0 DNS Manager 2000
Creates reverse lookup zones — 0,127, 255. {in-addr.arpa} under Cache/Arpa/In-addr. Creates same reverse lookup zones under the host name of the server — in this case, FTLTECH01.
N/A Doesn’t create Cache or Net zones.
New zone created by right-clicking server, then selecting New Zone.New zone created by right-clicking Forward Lookup zones or Reverse Lookup zones and selecting Create a New Zone.
Add a New Zone wizard offers two selections: primary zone and secondary zone.Add a New Zone wizard (invoked by selecting Create a New Zone) offers three selections: Active Directory Integrated, Standard Primary, and Standard Secondary. Active Directory Integrated indicates that the zone file is stored in the Directory services (Active Directory).
Reverse zone created by typing {Reverse IP address}.in-addr.arpa when prompted for the zone name in the New Zone wizard.Reverse zone created by selecting Reverse Lookup zones and following Add a New Zone wizard. The new name is created automatically when the IP address is entered.
N/ATo select dynamic update for a zone, right-click the zone and select Properties, then check Allow Updates.
Double-click the server to show server statistics in the right pane.Right-click the server, select Properties, then switch to the Statistics tab to show server statistics.
To designate which forwarders the server will use, select the server, Properties, and Forwarders tab. To have this server use only forwarders, also select “Operate as a slave server.”Right-click DNS Server, select Properties, then switch to the Forwarders tab to designate servers to which this server should send requests it can’t resolve. You may also check “Operate as slave server.”
N/ASelect the View/Advanced displays subdirectory called Cached Lookups.
Selecting Server, Properties brings up a property page that contains Interfaces, Forwarders, and Boot method.Configuring server properties uses a more advanced interface. Selecting Server, Properties brings up five tabs — Interface, Advanced, Statistics, Logging, and Monitoring. Monitoring lets you test the server using either a recursive or a simple query.