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Weekend Scripter: Use a Free PowerShell Module to Ease DNS Administration

October 24, 2010 Oct 24, 2010 10/24/10
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  Summary: Learn how to use a free Windows PowerShell module to ease administration of Windows DNS.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I have been talking to Chris Dent for several months now, and I finally convinced him to write a guest blog for me. Guest blogger, Chris Dent, is with us today. Chris works as a systems and ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Query and Retrieve DNS Information?

February 26, 2009 Feb 26, 2009 02/26/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I know I can use the DNS WMI provider and query a DNS server. But what if I am not using a Microsoft DNS server? Or what if I do not have admin rights on the DNS server? What happens then? I really do not want to resort to parsing the output from NSLookup. Can you hook me up?- BP(image) (image) Hi BP, You know, "...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Create a New DNS Zone?

February 25, 2009 Feb 25, 2009 02/25/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to create several new zones in DNS, and I do not want to waste time working through the GUI wizard. I mean, real network administrators do not use wizards. In the old days, this was easy: I’d just edit a .dns file and I’d be done. But with Active Directory integrated stuff, I cannot figure out where the...