Domain Controller Reverse Lookup Zone
Create new reverse lookup zone.
Domain controller reverse lookup zone. The reverse lookup zone entry for the domain controller in the domain controller dns entry is missing. The activity we have a reverse lookup zone 168 192 in addr arpa. This means that you can perform updates on any ad domain controller and they will replicate to the other domain controllers.
Since i m setting a brand new domain i ll be creating a primary zone. Right click reverse lookup zones and click new zone. As mentioned earlier.
Choose zone type new zone wizard on the zone type page select primary zone. Primary zone standard standard primary zones are stored in a flat file on the dns server. Reverse lookups are possible because of a special domain called the in addr arpa domain which provides a separate fully qualified domain name for every possible ip address on the internet.
This is an ad integrated zone. Select the appropriate zone scope for your scenario. All domain controllers in our environment are dns servers and vice versa.
Resolution run the following powershell script to confirm if you have reverse dns entry ptr record configured. Select the appropriate zone for your scenario. This zone contains all reverse records for the 192 168 x x network.
Setup and configure dns reverse lookup zones. To enable a reverse lookup for a particular ip address all you have to do is create a ptr record in a reverse lookup zone a zone that is authoritative for a portion of the in addr arpa domain. Choose to replicate to all dns servers running on domain controllers in this domain.