Re: zone transfer fails

In news:4FC6B25B-CFFD-42CE-8719-9F4D599C0821@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
soulwaxer <soulwaxer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> made this post, which I then
commented about below:
> Hope you guys can help. We have two win 2k dns servers one primary
> and a secondary server. We have been experiencing problems with zone
> transfers the error message shows that the zone failed to load on the
> secondary server. If I create a new zone on the primary and then try
> to create a secondary it fails to transfer over. The main problem is
> each morning we have DNS issue where it fails then it shows the
> secondary failing to load the zone.

I know this may sound too simple, but I must ask. Did you allow zone
transfers in the Primary zone properties?

Is there a firewall between the machines?

Are these two DNS servers Win2000 AD domain controllers in the same domain?
If so, have you considered AD Integrated zones? They work like a charm and
don't have to worry about zone transfers, besides the security features. But
the option is only available on a DC with DNS installed on it.

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