Windows dns configure reverse lookup

This is only needed if a system is not configured to dynamically update. This may be the case for systems with static IP addresses like servers. This FREE tool lets you get instant visibility into user and group permissions. Quickly check user or group permissions for files, network, and folder shares. Hi Mari, just enter 2 of the octets when creating your Reverse zone.

When you enter your octets it tells the system which numbers to take into consideration for grouping. So to your request, enter only Nelson, I have a question, could you help me with it perhaps?

I am trying to set up reverse zones for 2 of our domain controllers. Could you help me answer this question? After deleting and recreating the zone, leaving it unsigned, it then started to allow PTR records. How to Configure Reverse Lookup Zones on Windows Server These steps are very similar across other all server versions server versions , Now, type in the start of the subnet range of your network. Choose dynamic update option. Click to select the Allow zone transfers check box, and then click one of the following options:.

If you click Only to the following servers , type the IP address of the secondary name server in the IP address box, and then click Add. To troubleshoot and obtain information about the DNS configuration, use the Nslookup utility. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported.

Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Please rate your experience Yes No. Peter Peter 5, 1 1 gold badge 24 24 silver badges 32 32 bronze badges. This worked better than nslookup as the conflicting machine is on another domain. Thanks a lot! This works , but it's actually the wrong tool for the job.

Ping is used to measure network latency, it performs name or IP lookups just as a side effect of its main purpose. Massimo - given the constraints of the original question what would you suggest instead? As stated, the lookup is a byproduct. Show 5 more comments. It will tell you the server you're querying and the result. Mark Amerine Turner Mark Amerine Turner 2, 1 1 gold badge 16 16 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges. I tried Peter's answer, and found the conflicting machine was on another domain.

So reverse lookup through DNS simply doesn't work on those because there's nothing to look up. Xzenor True, hence: "If the resolution method is of no concern" and "If you need to be sure you're querying your DNS server for the correct name, use nslookup ". I provide answers for both options, but the question is specifically about doing reverse DNS look-up. X Non-authoritative answer: 8. X Name: google-public-dns-a. Tony Wall 5 5 bronze badges. M Aguilar M Aguilar 5 5 silver badges 5 5 bronze badges.

If you're crazy old-school like me, then you didn't realize until just now that you no longer have to search for the IP backwards, like "1. It's much better to have the actual in-addr. Of course, there isn't a reverse entry for every ip address.

Evan Anderson Evan Anderson k 18 18 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Its the best dig -x w. No one has mentioned dig as it does not ship with Windows. The OP's question even indicates this. I think there is definitely some value to suggesting a better tool even though it does not ship with Windows.