Re: DNS in seperate forests

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From: Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 11/22/04


Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 11:16:42 -0600

In news:06CBA83E-1852-4A65-B09C-75BBF0758467@microsoft.com,
nelson g <nelsong@discussions.microsoft.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
> We recently did an in place upgrade to Active directory.
> We upgraded our current DNS and placed several DNS server
> at specific sites. Our DNS is Active directory integrated
> and it's working well. The question that I have pertains
> to configuring DNS on a server (windows 2003) that will
> reside in a different forest. Here is some of the
> background information that I find is important.
>
> The forest in question is still Windows NT the plan is to
> also does an in place upgrade. What I'm attempting to do
> is to configure DNS, DHCP and Wins (on a window before
> the upgrade. This is what I did for my first in place
> upgrade and it worked very well. The NT domain has a one
> way trust. The NT domain trusts the Windows 2003 domain.
> I want to be able for the NT domain (that will be
> upgraded to Active directory) lookup information from my
> DNS entries in the windows 2003 domain. I'm not sure what
> is the best way, Should the Windows 2003 domain transfer
> its zone? Or should the Windows NT domain DNS server that
> I'm setting up on a windows 2003 server just have an
> entry to forward? I do know that The NT domain needs to
> resolve names in the Windows 2003 active directory
> domain.

Once you upgrade it is easy, set up a conditional forwarder or a stub zone.
Either will work.

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Best regards,
Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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