ADDS lab - lizzy9596/my-tech-journal GitHub Wiki

How to configure DNS?

  1. Configure the VM to make sure it is connected to the lan

  2. Invoke Server Manager

  3. Set the Ethernet adapter options

    *  Another way to change Ethernet adapter options for IPv4 properties is via the network icon on the bottom-right in the task bar. 
*  Make sure it is in discoverable mode
*  Time should be set to UTC
*  Computer name:  ad01-yourname

  4. Check networking

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  5. After open Server Manager From the Manage menu select add roles and features. * Select Active Directory Domain Services. Pick Active Directory Domain * Choose the restart desination server option, and select yes on the confirmation dialog.

After we will need to add Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones in the DNS Manager.

Make sure to create users in Active directory image

Powershell commands to see if WSK01 is configured correctly

  • nslookup 10.0.5.2 (this will perform a reverse dns query)
  • nslookup fw01-yourname (this will query by host name)
  • nslookup yourname.local (this will find the domain's DNS server)
  • whoami (this will show that you are logged in as DOMAIN/User
  • Hostname (this will show the name of your workstation)