Re: Namespace

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From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 07/20/04


Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:16:27 -0700


> . . . thired, with one namespace you cannot use foworders between the
> two servers. foworders prevent your private dns server searching for
> Internet Names by himself(which you don't want).
as stated this is just not so
I believe that what you meant to indicate is that there can
only be one instance of a DNS domain used along the path
of resolution. Hence, if the internal DNS holds domain.com
then there is no way to access/resolve-from an external
DNS server with an independent version of domain.com.
You could however still have the internal use this same
external DNS server as its Forwarder, and, use of a Forwarder
in no way prevents a DNS server from "searching for
Internet Names by himself"

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Omer maydan" <omermaydan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:O5tkwlbbEHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> hi. there are dew pros and cons. as a start, it is always a good practice
to
> set up two different dns zones, one public and one internal. the reason is
> to mask all of your internal address i order to prevent their exposure.
> (expose only what you want, +, you do not need to use real names) also, it
> will not cause confusion, causing you to put the wrong records on the
wrong
> dns servers. thired, with one namespace you cannot use foworders between
the
> two servers. foworders prevent your private dns server searching for
> Internet Names by himself(which you don't want). and the last thing, is
you
> get much more secure enviornmet, with much lesser chances to get hit by an
> Dns Attack like Chace poisioning or somthing simielr on your private
> namespace. the only disadvantage of this topology, is a little extra
> overhead in defining the dns zones, and, you will have to add an extra
email
> address to each user (this can be done simply by use of an exchange
> recipient policy...). but this is really small money compared to the clear
> advantages of a private and a public zone.
>
> Omer maydan
> MCSE,Security+
>
> "Clark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3023201c46db4$cba3d870$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > What are the pros and con with selcting a dot local
> > internal name space as oposed to a FQDN starting with a
> > registered name?
> >
> > Our vendor has suggested using dot local. However my
> > studies indicate to always start with a registered name.
> > Our network connects to the internet via firewalls. I am
> > concern about a xxxx.local internal namespace and its
> > implications with AD and MS Exchange 2003. Currently we
> > use Exchange 5.5.
> >
> > This is a reshearch issue and we are investigating all
> > resources, Microsoft, vendors and IT community.
> >
> > Any suggestion or thoughts would be GREATLY appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Clark
>
>


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