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[marmar49]

I have an existing NT domain with DNS running, I am about to setup a new 2000 Server, and migrate, is there any way to copy my existing zones from my current NT DNS server to my new 2000 Server?

 

[brontosaurus]

you can do that, but it would probably be easier to set up the new server as a secondary, let it receive zone transfers from NT4, and then convert it to primary...

 

[marmar49]

So if I set up a DC to run DNS as a secondary DNS server it will pick up zones from my NT DNS?

 

[brontosaurus]

yes, it should...

 

[marmar49]

I am reading that NT 4.0 does not support the RFC2136 for dynamic updates and so it will fail during the upgrade and ask to setup DNS wizard, then when I look at transfers it asks for another 2000 DNS server, so I am confused, it seems they want me to upgrade my NT DNS to 2000 first, can anyone confirm? thanks for any help, marmar

 

[brontosaurus]

that's true. so just point it at the 2K nameserver when you upgrade...

 

[LiNetTech]

go to microsoft and get the active directory migration tool ! Anthony Cabanas
Long Island Networking Technologies Inc acabanas@linettech.com