Re: DNS multiple domains

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From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 10:44:10 -0600

> In addition to Herb's post, delegation is your key here:

Good info but there are (at least) TWO KEYS:

        Delegation AND a common ROOT with all the DNS servers
            able to find that root (root hints) instead of the default
Internet
            root or some other choice. 

-- 
Herb Martin
"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
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> In news:694001c405be$fae7b1f0$a601280a@phx.gbl,
> eddy <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> posted their thoughts, then I
> offered mine
> > Herb,..
> >
> > yes,..
> >
> > I'll have a parent domain and 2 child domains on Win200,
> > no option for Win2003 company politics.
> > Internet users and an external company will access the
> > resources on these domains/servers.
> >
> > We will not have any outbound request to the internet.
> > Should I configure 2 DNS AD integardted servers on the
> > parent domain and one 1 DNS AD integrated on each child
> > domain.
> > I'm OK with DNS on a single domain but have not worked
> > with it on mutliple domains.
> >
> > Please advise best stratergy
> > much appreciated
>
> In addition to Herb's post, delegation is your key here:
>
> 255248 - HOW TO Create a Child Domain in Active Directory and Delegate the
> DNS Namespace to the Child Domain:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=255248
>
> Basically says from the Root domain DNS server, under the root zone, such
as
> domain.com, you delegate the child zone to the DNS server in the child
> domains, by rt-clikcing the zone name, new delegation, type inthe child
> domain name, then type in the IP addresses of the DNS servers in the
child.
>
> Then from each child DNS server, configure a forwarder back to the Root
> domain's DNS server. If you want internet resolution, configure a
forwarder
> from the Root DNS to the ISP.
>
> You can make the zones at the child DNS servers provided they're on DC's,
AD
> Integrated for their own domains.
>
> Delegation ensures resolution throughout your internal infrastructure.
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> -- 
> =================================
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: DNS multiple domains
    ... > We will not have any outbound request to the internet. ... > parent domain and one 1 DNS AD integrated on each child ... delegation is your key here: ... Basically says from the Root domain DNS server, under the root zone, such as ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.dns)
  • Re: DC of the Parent Domain cant Ping the hostname of the DC Chil
    ... Currently the child is a DNS client, it's not a DNS server. ... I just did the Child delegation under the parent domain. ... But after this I couldn't ping the server's child domain FQDN anymore. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Trouble seeing Domain Controller name
    ... secondary zones setup with each others domains as the secondary zones, ... > With a delegation, provided that they were delegated properly, the child ... > domain's DNS server should be the only DNS that the child domain clients ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.dns)
  • Re: missing srv records from child domain
    ... > On the Parent DNS in the northville.com zone create a delegation named ... > the Child DNS servers. ... Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.dns)
  • Re: delegation Zone
    ... > Yes, you only created a glue record for the DNS server, the Delegation ... Why not just configure a forwarder to the parent as usual with delegation? ... Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP ... Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.dns)