The simple answer to this as far as I understand the question is as follows :
AD intergrated DNS will allow you to make DNS changes on any of your DNS servers, instead of the primary DNS only. These changes are then replicated to all other AD intergrated DNS servers that hold that zone using AD replication. A DC without DNS will not answer and DNS requests. Please see this whitepaper for details : http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/w2kdns.doc I hope this helps David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 January 2002 15:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] AD-Integrated DNS Question AD-Integrated DNS Question If one is running Active Directory-integrated DNS then the SRV Resource Records are replicated to all the DCs in the domain. This of course is a well documented W2K fact. But this does not mean that all of the DCs are full-fledged DNS Servers...does it? In planning a W2K rollout would one account for the needed overhead of installing DNS services on certain DCs in just the same way that one would plan for DNS availability on any kind of a network...W2K or not? In assigning the preferred DNS server (via DHCP) for clients at various locations I need to have a local DNS installation at each site, so that the clients can access Internet hosts by sending recursive queries. Pretty basic stuff. OK, let's call a DC that does not explicitly have DNS services installed on it a "stripped down" DC. It's my understanding that a "stripped down" AD-Integrated DC will supply the W2K/XP client with internal services via the replicated DNS Resource Records it contains in AD in much the same way that WINS did on NT nets; but when that same client needs recursive lookups for Internet hosts it needs a bona fide DNS Server for that. In this case the "stripped down" DC can not fulfill this role unless the DNS services were installed. Is this correct thinking? Thanks, Tom Kasmir List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the addressee and are confidential. They may also be legally privileged. Copyright in them is reserved by Delphis Consulting PLC ["Delphis"] and they must not be disclosed to, or used by, anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this e-mail and any accompanying files in error, you may not copy, publish or use them in any way and you should delete them from your system and notify us immediately. E-mails are not secure. Delphis does not accept responsibility for changes to e-mails that occur after they have been sent. Any opinions expressed in this e-mail may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of Delphis. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the addressee and are confidential. They may also be legally privileged. Copyright in them is reserved by Delphis Consulting PLC ["Delphis"] and they must not be disclosed to, or used by, anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this e-mail and any accompanying files in error, you may not copy, publish or use them in any way and you should delete them from your system and notify us immediately. E-mails are not secure. Delphis does not accept responsibility for changes to e-mails that occur after they have been sent. Any opinions expressed in this e-mail may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of Delphis. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
