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People are also faced with another confusion, whether on the LAN or the Internet: computers can only identify digital addresses such as "61.186.250.41" during network communication. Why should we open a browser, enter a domain name such as "www.popunet.com" in the address bar to view the page we need?

In fact, the above two problems are just the process of translating IP addresses and domain names. The former requires a domain name ing record pointing to the corresponding IP address; for the latter, this record has been established and takes effect. The establishment of such "Translation" records requires the use of the same computer called "DNS server.

A DNS server is used in a TCP/IP network, such as a LAN or the Internet. It is used to replace a hard-to-remember IP address with a user-friendly name such as www.pconline.com.cn. For example, "61.186.250.41) to locate computers and services. Therefore, as long as you need to use a domain name such as "www.pconline.com.cn", you must first make sure that the corresponding IP address ing has been completed for this name on the DNS server.

This article will take Windows 2000 Advanced Server Edition (Win2000) as an example to teach you how to build a "Translation System" on the LAN step by step.

Create a DNS server group and add a DNS Service

By default, after you install Win2000, the DNS service is not added. Open "Control Panel> Add/delete Programs> Add/delete Windows components", double-click "Network Service" in the component list, and select "DNS server" under it, click OK.