DNS Best Practice Scott 4/24/2007 7:40:02 PM Can someone point me to an article from Microsoft that will tell me if a server is running Microsoft DNS should it point to itself as it's primary DNS server, or another DNS server as it's primary in network settings?

Re: DNS Best Practice "Danny Sanders" <DSanders[ at ]NOSPAMciber.com> 4/24/2007 8:28:20 PM See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814591/en-us hth DDS "Scott" <Scott[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9CC32C7F-D59E-4B7B-A1F3-F2DD26A7FC08[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Can someone point me to an article from Microsoft that will tell me if a > server is running Microsoft DNS should it point to itself as it's primary > DNS > server, or another DNS server as it's primary in network settings?

Re: DNS Best Practice "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> 4/24/2007 10:19:21 PM "Scott" <Scott[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9CC32C7F-D59E-4B7B-A1F3-F2DD26A7FC08[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Can someone point me to an article from Microsoft that will tell me if a > server is running Microsoft DNS should it point to itself as it's primary > DNS > server, or another DNS server as it's primary in network settings? There is no definitive answer. In some cases itself is best, in others you may prefer to put it as alternate.

Re: DNS Best Practice "Jeremy" <jeremy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> 4/24/2007 11:55:30 PM I'm sorry I can't point you to where I read this but my understanding is as follows: 1: In Windows 2000 DNS it was "best practice" to point the primary DNS server to a different DC to prevent a DNS island condition from happening (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/275278) 2: In Windows 2003 AD this condition has been fixed up and it is now considered "best practice" to point the DC to itself first, then to the PDC emulator second. This assumes that each DC is also a DNS server. Actually I just found this article which is what you are looking for http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825036 Cheers, Jeremy "Scott" <Scott[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9CC32C7F-D59E-4B7B-A1F3-F2DD26A7FC08[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Can someone point me to an article from Microsoft that will tell me if a > server is running Microsoft DNS should it point to itself as it's primary > DNS > server, or another DNS server as it's primary in network settings?

Re: DNS Best Practice telnet25[ at ]gmail.com 4/26/2007 2:06:38 AM On Apr 24, 3:40 pm, Scott <S...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Can someone point me to an article from Microsoft that will tell me if a > server is running Microsoft DNS should it point to itself as it's primary DNS > server, or another DNS server as it's primary in network settings? To answer to your question, Microsoft DNS server/ DC Domain Controller needs to Point itself as Primary DNS server, since Active Directory 2003 is Multimaster Replication Model, and All domain controllers are equal, except FSMO. Since all Domain Controllers have the right and write copy of active directory dataBase, NTDS.DIT, you will need to point the DC/DNS active direcotry DNS, to itself you will configure secondary DNS and if you have the third one on the if you have them. Internet name resolution is being done, either on forwarder , your ISP DNS servers or out the BOX, root hints in windows 2003 Best Regards oz