Since I'm replacing the old DC, I want to start (& continue) things right
with my new Win2k3 server. I believe I've got my public DNS servers
situated, as the only error messages I get from www.dnsreport.com are not
applicable in my case (mail records, etc.).

I have two subnets connected by two routers. frequently, when I browse for
all computers I only see the distant subnet, and not the local subnet. then,
the local subnet will appear at random intervals.

I have some troubles with private root servers in our network, then I
want to turn on logging of DNS actions. Can you recomend me some web
with this problematics? I thing which logging options I should turn on,
how I can read log file, etc....

I have a couple Win2k DNS servers behind a CheckPoint Firewall. From time to
time, I get hundreds of 5504 warnings, and email starts bouncing with the
following message:
The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

I am aware that the DNS data lives into the Active DIrectory. If so, does
the DNS records get replicated to other DC's via FRS ?
I am wondering how that would be handled given replication time in AD may
vary in my organization. It may take up to an hour to replicate from site to

I have a DNS zone for a child domain which has had a few replication
issues lately.
I have been checking over the config of DNS and looked at the records
in the _msdcs folder for the zone and noticed that two DNS servers are

In my environment I have WIn2000 AD Native.
We have two Win2003 DNS servers (primary and secondary).
Recently I noticed that a host record that was deleted from the Primary DNS
server and still remained in the Secondary DNS server. Then I did a NSLOOKUP

I have a utility where for some reason it cannot connect to a domain
controller with the pre w2k domain name without it being in the HOSTS file.
I don't want to have to manage a bunch of HOSTS files on the PCs that have
the utility so I was wondering if it is OK to put MYDOMAIN ...

Server 2000 SP4 Domain Controller (bigorange.local)
Active Directory integrated DNS (forward and reverse)
Test Environment, not connected to the Internet
Server 2003, NT 4.0 and XP Pro Clients (1 each)

Hello All;
 I need some information on setting up DNS on our 2003 DC.
For Active Directory Support.
I followed the information here:

I'm setting up a lab to mirror an existing forest in which there is an empty
root placeholder domain.  I'm not very versed in DNS, but I've read a great
deal on DNS best practices on MSDN.  I'm still not 100% sure that I've got
DNS configured as best as it can be for the ...

Scenario:
I have three local dns servers all containing secondary zones for a certain
domain.. The primary zone is held on a server connected through a VPN.
Problem:

I have a Windows 2003 server running the microsoft dns server service.
I am looking for a software program what I can use to manage the dns, so add
records etc etc.
And the program must be able to save customer information from the owner of

I am running win2k server. we have 2 companies in our network.Both of which
are on their own domain. Both can email out to the world fine . The other
company which is on 2003 environment cna email us fine (due to a connector
they created in exchange. However we cannot email them ...

I am having a longstanding problem with XP Pro clients trying to logon
to windows 2003 domain controller. It is EXTREMELY slow. I watched the
postings here, and all the following is configured:
1. All clients point to and only to the DC as a DNS