Re: Proper DNS configuration help   

Hello Mike,

No, all zones will be replicated with AD replication. But if you have other 
DNS servers you can still use it.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Thanks for the reply. Is the zone transfers setting even relevant in
> an AD integrated zone? I think not.
> 
> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb66a54d68cac22e3451ac81@msnews.microsoft.com...
> 
>> Hello Mike,
>> 
>> I would do exactly the same, remove the 192.x.x.x from the forwarders
>> and add the other ones.
>> 
>> Best regards
>> 
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> I have been looking at the dns setup of a network I inherited and it
>>> looks wrong to me. Before I change anything I want to verify I am on
>>> the right track.
>>> 
>>> All of my clients are configured for
>>> primary dns=192.168.1.17=victory1
>>> secondary dns=192.168.1.16=victory2
>>> Because of this setup I always considered that victory1 was the
>>> first
>>> DC configured and victory2 came next but now I am not sure. If the
>>> AD
>>> roles are important let me know and I will verify them.
>>> The primary server is hardly ever down but I have noticed when it is
>>> dns name resolution slows down because web pages take longer to
>>> load. This got me investigating the configs and this is what I
>>> found.
>>> 
>>> victory1
>>> forwarders=opendns servers=208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220
>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>> transfers
>>> not
>>> allowed)
>>> victory2
>>> forwarders=192.168.1.17
>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>> transfers
>>> allowed to any server)
>>> This would explain when victory1 is down dns takes longer because
>>> victory2 has to go to root hints for dns. I propose to change to
>>> this
>>> config.
>>> victory1
>>> forwarders=opendns servers=208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220
>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>> transfers
>>> allowed to any server)
>>> victory2
>>> forwarders=opendns servers=208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220
>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>> transfers
>>> allowed to any server)
>>> If I am missing something or you need more info to sort this out
>>> just
>>> let me know. Any help is appreciated.

date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:14:00 +0000 (UTC)   author:   Meinolf Weber meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de

Re: Proper DNS configuration help   

Great - thanks for the help and have a great weekend.

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message 
news:ff16fb66a54e08cac232a709d1e1@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Mike,
>
> No, all zones will be replicated with AD replication. But if you have 
> other DNS servers you can still use it.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and 
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Thanks for the reply. Is the zone transfers setting even relevant in
>> an AD integrated zone? I think not.
>>
>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
>> news:ff16fb66a54d68cac22e3451ac81@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>
>>> Hello Mike,
>>>
>>> I would do exactly the same, remove the 192.x.x.x from the forwarders
>>> and add the other ones.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Meinolf Weber
>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>> confers no rights.
>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>> I have been looking at the dns setup of a network I inherited and it
>>>> looks wrong to me. Before I change anything I want to verify I am on
>>>> the right track.
>>>>
>>>> All of my clients are configured for
>>>> primary dns=192.168.1.17=victory1
>>>> secondary dns=192.168.1.16=victory2
>>>> Because of this setup I always considered that victory1 was the
>>>> first
>>>> DC configured and victory2 came next but now I am not sure. If the
>>>> AD
>>>> roles are important let me know and I will verify them.
>>>> The primary server is hardly ever down but I have noticed when it is
>>>> dns name resolution slows down because web pages take longer to
>>>> load. This got me investigating the configs and this is what I
>>>> found.
>>>>
>>>> victory1
>>>> forwarders=opendns servers=208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220
>>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>>> transfers
>>>> not
>>>> allowed)
>>>> victory2
>>>> forwarders=192.168.1.17
>>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>>> transfers
>>>> allowed to any server)
>>>> This would explain when victory1 is down dns takes longer because
>>>> victory2 has to go to root hints for dns. I propose to change to
>>>> this
>>>> config.
>>>> victory1
>>>> forwarders=opendns servers=208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220
>>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>>> transfers
>>>> allowed to any server)
>>>> victory2
>>>> forwarders=opendns servers=208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220
>>>> forward lookup zone=victory.org(AD integrated, primary, zone
>>>> transfers
>>>> allowed to any server)
>>>> If I am missing something or you need more info to sort this out
>>>> just
>>>> let me know. Any help is appreciated.
>
>

date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:21:41 -0400   author:   Mike G