You can verify whether your DNS server is responding to queries by using the Nslookup command as follows:
1. Open a command prompt on your DNS server.
2. Type nslookup 127.0.0.1
3. If the server responds with localhost, your server is listening for queries. If it doesn’t respond, make sure the DNS Server service is running on your server.
For more information about using Nslookup, type nslookup help at the command prompt.
For more information on managing DNS servers, see my book Windows Server 2008 Server Core Administrator's Pocket Consultant from Microsoft Press.
About Mitch Tulloch
Mitch Tulloch is a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, networking, and security. He has been repeatedly awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft for his outstanding contributions in supporting users who deploy and use Microsoft platforms, products and solutions. Mitch has published over two hundred articles on different IT websites and magazines, and he has written or contributed to almost two dozen books and is lead author for the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. For more information, see www.mtit.com .
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