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Step 3: Choose Zone Type (New Zone Wizard)

In the DNS console right click on “Reverse Lookup Zones” and Select “New Zone” On Windows Server 2016 just type DNS in the search Box to quickly find the DNS console. These steps are very similar across other all server versions server versions (2008, 2012). How to Configure Reverse Lookup Zones on Windows Server 2016

You can read more about this in my DNS Best Practices guide. Without a reverse lookup zone and PTR record, I would not be able to do this.ĭo 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. 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 step by step instructions for configuring reverse DNS lookup zones and PTR Records on Windows Server 2016.