> Read inline please.
>
> In news:50851248-AE11-4362-915E-88201E9362AB[ at ]microsoft.com,
> Per-Torben <PerTorben[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > Hello, I have a couple of questions here
> >
> > The Enterprise has 4 forests. For easiness sake let's call them
> > Domain1.local
> > Domain2.local
> > Domain3.local
> > Domain4.local
> >
> > In addition, domain1.local is an empty root with 3 subdomains
> > Sub1.domain1.local
> > Sub2.domain1.local
> > Sub3.domain1.local
> >
> > 1. Currently the DNS in domain1.local has stub-zones from domain2,
> > domain3 and domain 4. Wouldn't a conditional forwarding be more
> > appropriate?
>
> Not really, it works basically the same, but a Stub zone automatically
> updates the NS records and A records for the NS records (Glue) when DNS
> servers are added (or removed). Conditional forwarders have to manually
> updated if the DNS servers that hold the full zones change.
>
> >
> > 2. The DNS zone domain1.local is spread through domain1.local and its
> > 3 child domains, having dns-servers for the zone domain1.local in all
> > 4 domains (the root and the three child-domains that is). Shouldn't
> > the child domains be delegated to their respective domain controllers?
>
> Actually, the child domains should be delegated to all DNS servers that hold
> the full child zone. In Win2k3, it is possible to have the Full child DNS
> zone in the ForestDNSZones replication partition, which would mean the
> delegation would point to every domain controller in the Forest running DNS.
>
> >
> > 3. On a DNS server on domain1.local. If I delete the stub zone for
> > domain4.local and create a cond.forwarding to domain4's DNS servers.
> > Will the stub-zone be deleted forest-wide? And it won't delete the
> > primary zone in domain4.local?
>
> Once again it comes to this point, if you use a conditional forwarder, you
> would have to create the conditional forwarder on all DNS servers. If you
> use ADI stub, it replicates to all DC/DNS servers in the replication scope.
> If you use an ADI Stub don't use conditional forwarders on any DNS the stub
> replicates to.
>
> From what you are saying, I believe Stub zones are your best solution for
> the inter-forest resolution.
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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