Creating DNS Domain Names and Computer Names

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Before you deploy your Windows Server 2003 DNS infrastructure, you must create a naming convention for your DNS Internet and internal domains and the DNS computers on your network. To create a DNS naming convention, you must establish the following:

  • An Internet DNS domain name, if your organization is connected to the Internet.

  • An internal DNS domain name for your organization.

  • A DNS resource naming convention.

In addition, you must determine whether you need to support NetBIOS names in your organization.