Re: PDC Domain Name = website domain

Jonathan wrote:
> Kevin, I have got a similar problem to the above and have done what
> you sugested here and the server can access the web site, but the
> clients can not.
>
> An anomally that I don't quite understand is that the users are
> logging into a domain callet xyz but the AD does not have the same
> name, and neither does the DNS.

Check to see if you have a Root "." forward lookup zone, if you do delete
it. This enables root hints to the internet root, it also allows you to
enable a forwarder. You should never allow domain members access to a DNS
server that does not support the AD domain, all must use the AD DNS server.
No external DNS server is allowed in any position, on any interface,
including dial up interfaces.

> If I try to open domain xyz in AD it just opens the other domain with
> the defferent name.
>
> I can get around the issue by adding an external DNS to DHCP for
> clients but the whole scenario of the hosted web site having the same
> name as the active directory seems like a mistake, and the clients
> loging into a different named domain than what is in AD also does not
> seem right.

Mistake? Not really, but you do have to keep in mind you will have to add
the records to the internal DNS for sites using the same domain name. The
only record you can't change is the one for the domain name. The domain name
record must point to the IP address(es) of the domain controllers for the
Sysvol DFS share \\domainname\sysvol. So in that respect, it could be
considered a mistake and is why I usually recommend using a third level
domain name.


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