Funny stuff. I read this yesterday but missed this part of the FAQ in case anyone is interested. Thanks for the help guys...
Otto: Overall, it sounds like conditional forwarding in stub zones might provide the same features, but the conditional forwarding is easier to configure. Why would I use stub zones instead of conditional forwarding? Tim: That's a really good question, and I think that question will be asked a lot. One of the big differences there is that conditional forwarding obviously is going to be processor intensive. Every time a query comes in, it's compared to the conditions in that list. If you really load up that list, if you create lots of conditions, you're going to start running up the processor utilization on your DNS server. Typically, you don't want to do that, you want to avoid that. In cases where you're asking, "Should I use stub zones or should I use conditional forwarding," stub zones are probably going to be a little bit easier on the DNS server, and your DNS server is going to be a lot easier for it to process, using stub zones rather than conditional forwarding. Really, it comes down to if you have a need to use these features, as I mentioned, we sort of recommend that in disjointed namespace situation, in DMZs, in situations where conditional forwarding doesn't work effectively, or where stub zones can provide optimization, that's when you should use them. But just because they're in the product doesn't mean you should run out and just start using them without a specific problem to address. -m\dsm\cci -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:19 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Question - Conditional Forwarding or Secondary Zone Stub http://www.readymaids.com/Portals/1/Docs/W2K3/DNS/Stub%20Zones%20and%20Condit ional%20Forwarding.htm That should give you all you need. Sincerely, Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE+M MCSA+M MCP+I Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.readymaids.com - we know IT www.akomolafe.com Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 5/10/2005 3:12 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] DNS Question - Conditional Forwarding or Secondary Zone Stub I've done some reading but can't seem to surmise the best practice when trying to decide between using a secondary stub or conditional forwarding when both technologies could address a requirement. I've a situation for a disjointed namespace where the root servers would hold the zone. Since either secondary stub or conditional forwarding would solve it, what's the best approach for this? TIA -m List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
