How To Setup a Dns Server In Packet Tracer?
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1. Log into the Packet Tracer environment and select the router that you want to use as your DNS server.
2. Configure the IP address of the router.
3. Set up the DNS server’s interface IP address to be the same as the router’s IP address.
4. Configure the router to forward incoming DNS requests to the DNS server.
5. Configure the DNS server to accept incoming requests.
6. Create a forward and reverse lookup zone for your domain.
7. Configure the DNS server to provide authoritative answers for the domain.
8. Test the DNS server by pinging a domain name or running a nslookup command from another system.
9. Test the DNS server from multiple locations to ensure that it is accessible from all locations.
1. First, open Packet Tracer and create a new topology.
2. Drag in two routers, a switch, and a computer. Connect the router, switch, and computer with Ethernet cables.
3. Configure the IP addresses for the router, switch, and computer.
4. Configure the DNS server on the router by entering the “ip domain-name” command.
5. Configure the DNS nameservers on the router by entering the “ip name-server” command.
6. Configure the DNS search list on the router by entering the “ip domain-list” command.
7. Configure the DNS lookup on the computer by entering the “ip name-server” command.
8. Test the DNS server by pinging a hostname or IP address from the computer.
9. Save the topology.