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DNS is necessary to creat a 2nd dc in a remote site

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charanb

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I have a win2k dc in ny, the same server is also a DNS server.
i have created a member server in nj & i will be promoting
this server to dc for local office.
do i need to install dns /wins on this nj server?
any help/doc /guide appreciated...
 
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you don't have to, but it would be highly advisable for redundancy purposes. especially since it's in another location.
 
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...and if you make it an AD-integrated DNS server, you don't even have to worry about setting up and getting your primary-secondary zone transfers working.
Dana
 
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Side note to Bronto-
Do you know if I change my Win2k DDNS server from "standard Primary" to "AD-integrated" if it will affect the server's ability to replicate (zone transfers) with non Windows DNS servers? (since the data is no longer stored in text file format) -Dana
 
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Hi Dana. It should be fine, as the replication info is sent via standard protocol(s). I used to have a couple of Solaris servers slaving off my AD integrated 2K's, and it was no problem (although I later changed my AD's to Standards, I just like that better).
 
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Dana are you using BIND? Bind supports SRV and Dynamic updates but doesn't support secure updates, used by AD-integrated. Bronto have you come accross this yet.

page 2, fourth bullet states that it doesn't.

I haven't found an MS article detailing this though. Furthermore, I haven't extended past MS platforms so it was an interesting question Dana raised.

Your thoughts? Hewissa

MCSE, CCNA, CIW
 
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That's true Hewissa, thanks. I failed to mention that I was not using secure updates. Fortunately, all servers were internal, so it was not deemed too big of an issue.
 
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Hewissa, thanks for the input. Luckily this will be all internal server as well so no secure updates.
(BIND 9.2 on RedHat 7.3)

Any thoughts and/or reasons against using AD-integrated DDNS?

charanb- I didn't mean to co-opt your thread. I am hoping your questions was already answered to your satisfaction?

thanks,
Dana
 
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Dana & every one who contribute to my Q...
yes & no
Basicaly what i got is that i can configured DNS on my nj server but point to my dns server in ny.

 
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So are you forwarding all DNS requests to the NY server?
Or did you setup a Primary-secondary relationship between the DNS servers? (Or are you going with AD-integration)

Dana
 
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Dana:
what is prim & seconday dns ralationship.
but my primary dns running ADint...
any doc & help appreciated
 
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