AD DNS setup

[Robert]

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I recently added a new DC to our netowrk everything went well.
Now i need to know what the promary and secondary DNS should be on the
servers.
currently i have each server pointing to each other for primary DNS and to
themselves for secondary DNS.
each is forwarding to the External DNS server for internet resolution.
Can anyone confirm if this is correct. or should they point to them selves
first then to the other?
Thanx


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[Guest]

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In news:OjL$H9BbEHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
robert <rob@ms.com> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> I recently added a new DC to our netowrk everything went
> well.
> Now i need to know what the promary and secondary DNS
> should be on the servers.
> currently i have each server pointing to each other for
> primary DNS and to themselves for secondary DNS.
> each is forwarding to the External DNS server for
> internet resolution. Can anyone confirm if this is
> correct. or should they point to them selves first then
> to the other?
> Thanx

Your current setup is OK as long as your not getting errors at startup.

About the only recommendation you'll find at Microsoft is that the first DC
in the Domain is used as the preferred DNS, then any other DC other than
itself as Alternate, this is to correct a DNS island issue. You would
normally only use this setup to reinstall the Active Directory DNS zone.
Pointing to the other first then to itself second will work fine if you only
have two DCs.


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[Robert]

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thanx for your answer.
now what if i have more AD/DNS servers, then what.
e.g
i have two AD/DNS in domainA.com
then i have three seperate AD/DNS servers in site1.domainA.com. at a
seperate location, both locations are using different ISP's DNS for internet
name resolution.
Thanx


"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
news:OVnWZiDbEHA.3524@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In news:OjL$H9BbEHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
> robert <rob@ms.com> posted a question
> Then Kevin replied below:
> > I recently added a new DC to our netowrk everything went
> > well.
> > Now i need to know what the promary and secondary DNS
> > should be on the servers.
> > currently i have each server pointing to each other for
> > primary DNS and to themselves for secondary DNS.
> > each is forwarding to the External DNS server for
> > internet resolution. Can anyone confirm if this is
> > correct. or should they point to them selves first then
> > to the other?
> > Thanx
>
> Your current setup is OK as long as your not getting errors at startup.
>
> About the only recommendation you'll find at Microsoft is that the first
DC
> in the Domain is used as the preferred DNS, then any other DC other than
> itself as Alternate, this is to correct a DNS island issue. You would
> normally only use this setup to reinstall the Active Directory DNS zone.
> Pointing to the other first then to itself second will work fine if you
only
> have two DCs.
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
> ============================
> --
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> OEBackup:
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>
>


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[Guest]

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In news:%23xI4%233HbEHA.3508@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
robert <rob@ms.com> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> thanx for your answer.
> now what if i have more AD/DNS servers, then what.
> e.g
> i have two AD/DNS in domainA.com
> then i have three seperate AD/DNS servers in
> site1.domainA.com. at a seperate location, both locations
> are using different ISP's DNS for internet name
> resolution.
275278 - DNS Server Becomes an Island When a Domain Controller Points to
Itself for the _Msdcs.ForestDnsName Domain:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;275278&Product=win2000



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[Robert]

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Thanx Kevin

"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
news:OrRWOJIbEHA.3204@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In news:%23xI4%233HbEHA.3508@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> robert <rob@ms.com> posted a question
> Then Kevin replied below:
> > thanx for your answer.
> > now what if i have more AD/DNS servers, then what.
> > e.g
> > i have two AD/DNS in domainA.com
> > then i have three seperate AD/DNS servers in
> > site1.domainA.com. at a seperate location, both locations
> > are using different ISP's DNS for internet name
> > resolution.
> 275278 - DNS Server Becomes an Island When a Domain Controller Points to
> Itself for the _Msdcs.ForestDnsName Domain:
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;275278&Product=win2000
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
> ============================
> --
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your
> newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your
> issue. To respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my
> email. ==========================================
> http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
> ==========================================
> Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
> It will strip signature out and more
> http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
> ==========================================
> Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with
> OEBackup:
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
> ==========================================
>
>


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