Re: 2003 DNS, WINS and Domain Controller Question

From: "Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:36:55 -0400

Off Topic question for you Robert. Can you use forwarders
instead of using the remote DNS servers as secondaries?

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You should setup primary DNS and 2nd DNS servers point to themselves as
primary and each other as secondary. More details can be found.

Troubleshooting DNS If you have two or more DNS servers in different
locations, you will setup primary DNS and 2nd DNS servers point to
themselves as primary and each other as ...
www.chicagotech.net/dnstroubleshooting.htm

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