Re: Unix BIND and Windows 2003 DNS coexist problem with Forwarder on.

Mugen wrote:
> BTW,
>
> Here is the link of how i setup between UNIX BIND and Windows DNS.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q255913/
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Mugen" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We are planning to upgrade NT 4 to 2003 AD. I setup a lab for all
>> the testing. Our current DNS server is running in UNIX BIND and all
>> windows clients are point to UNIX BIND for hostname/internet
>> resoulution. We need to keep it that way.
>> Therefore, I setup delegation in UNIX BIND server to Windows 2003
>> DNS. UNIX BIND setup remainsd the authoritative name server and
>> Windows 2003 DNS just for SRV records and all Window clients are
>> stil pointing to UNIX BIND server. Here is the problem, If i turn
>> OFF forwarder in UNIX BIND server, Windows clients are able to join
>> the new Windows 2k3 AD (by entering DNS FQDN) without any problem.
>> But if i turn ON the forwarder in UNIX BIND server, none of the
>> Windows clients are able to join the new W2K3 AD (it said cannot
>> find the SRV records etc). It looks like UNIX BIND server treat the
>> windows client request as out of zone request and forward to the
>> external DNS servers. Anyone seem that before?

Exactly what namespace did you delegate? Is the AD DNS domain name a child
zone of the zone that BIND is hosting? E.g. domain.com, and the AD name is
ad.domain.com and you delegated the "ad" child zone to the Win2k3 server. In
that scenario, we normally forward from the child (W2k3)back to the parent
(BIND).

Now if you just delegated the SRV records (_msdcs, etc), then a forwarder
from the W2k3 back to the parent may do the trick, because the SRV records
would have the service location resources FQDN, which need to be resolved by
the parent.

Otherwise, post a little more info about the zones, etc.

Thanks.

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Ace

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