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How to use the Domain Name Service (DNS) by configuring the TCP/IP protocol in Windows XP.

DNS is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. On the Internet, when you use a domain name during network operations, the DNS service is responsible for converting the domain name to the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.reskit.com may be converted to an IP address of 178.145.135.6.

In an enterprise network environment, you can configure Windows XP to automatically detect the IP address used by the domain controller. Alternatively, you can manually configure the domain controller IP address. The two configurations will be described in detail below.

To configure TCP/IP, perform the following steps in order:

1. Click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections. Internet connection) and click on Network Connections.
   
2. Right-click on the network connection you wish to configure and select Properties from the shortcut menu that appears.
   
3. On the General tab (for local connections) or the Networking tab (for all other connections), select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] And click on Properties.
   
4. If you want to obtain the DNS server address through the DHCP server, as shown in Figure 1, click Obtain DNS server address automatically.

   Figure 1. Obtain DNS server address via DHCP server
   

   
   
   

5. If you want to manually configure DNS server addresses, click Use the following DNS server addresses (use the following DNS server address) and enter the preferred DNS server and alternate DNS server addresses in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server text boxes respectively.
   
   

   To configure advanced DNS properties, do the following:
   

   1. Click the Advanced button and select the DNS tab.
      
   2. Configure DNS attributes through the following sections outlined in this article:
      
   3. If you need to configure additional DNS server IP addresses.
      
   4. If you need to modify the resolution method for unqualified DNS domain names.
      
   5. If you need to modify the DNS dynamic update method.
      
      

      To configure additional DNS server IP addresses, perform the following steps in order:
      

      1. In the DNS server addresses area, in order of use Click Add.
         
      2. As shown in Figure 2, in the TCP/IP DNS Server box, enter the IP address of the DNS server and click Add.
         

      3. Figure 2. Configure additional DNS server IP address
         
         
         

         To modify the analytical methods for the not qualified DNS domain name, followed by performing the following steps:
         

         1. To resolve an unqualified domain by adding a primary DNS suffix and a DNS suffix for each connection (if configured), click Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes The primary and connection characteristics of the DNS suffix). If you also want to search for the parent suffix of the primary DNS suffix in the secondary domain, click the Append parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffix check box.
            
         2. If you want to resolve the unqualified domain name by attaching a suffix to the list of configured suffixes. Please select Append these DNS suffixes (in order) and attach the suffix to the list.
            
         3. To configure the DNS suffix for a particular connection, enter the DNS suffix in the DNS suffix for this connection box.
            
            

            If you need to modify the DNS dynamic update method, please perform the following steps in order:
            
            

         4. If you want to register the IP address and computer for the current connection through DNS dynamic update method. For the primary domain name, click to select the Register this connection's addresses in DNS checkbox. This option is selected by default. The computer primary domain name is the primary DNS suffix attached to the computer name, which you can use as a full computer name on the Computer Name tab in the Control Panel, System Properties. View.
            
         5. To register an IP address and this connection-specific domain name via DNS dynamic update, click to select the Use this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration check box. . This option is disabled by default. The connection-specific domain name used by this connection is the DNS suffix attached to the computer name for this connection.

            Note: To disable DNS dynamic updates completely for all names on the computer, clear Register this connection's addresses in DNS in the Network Connections dialog for all connections (register the address of this connection in DNS) ) and Use this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration check box.