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26/03/2006, 00h17

"RHS" <RHS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C20C6A4E-34BD-49AA-AA2B-A216A15657DD@microsoft.com...
>I just added a second DNS server to the network (both Win2k servers).
> Before I installed DNS on the secondary, I had the option checked to
> "allow
> zone transfers" and everything came up fine on the secondary.
> I guess I can assume that it's ready to go. I've looked through some
> previous posts on the subject and there seems to be differences of opinion
> as
> to how this should be configured. My question is:
> Do I point the primary to itself as primary and the secondary to the
> secondary and vice versa with the secondary,

NO. That is a problem solving technique needed in some
(VERY) rare instances and propagated as (incorrect)
general advice by those who don't understand such recommendations
were MERELY to solve certain temporary problems.

> pointing to themselves as
> primary and the partner as the secondary?

This is almost always correct if your network and replication
is already functioning.

In fact, you generally NEVER point both to the opposite but
even in the case of "fixing a replication problem" you point them
both at the Primary (or favored Master) long enough to get
every one registered in the SAME DNS server database.

And one more thing: You don't point DNS clients to a "primary"
or "secondary" but you set a PREFERRED and perhaps an
ALTERNATE on the NIC->IP Properties.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

26/03/2006, 00h17	#2
Herb Martin Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: Primary/Secondary DNS servers "RHS" <RHS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C20C6A4E-34BD-49AA-AA2B-A216A15657DD@microsoft.com... >I just added a second DNS server to the network (both Win2k servers). > Before I installed DNS on the secondary, I had the option checked to > "allow > zone transfers" and everything came up fine on the secondary. > I guess I can assume that it's ready to go. I've looked through some > previous posts on the subject and there seems to be differences of opinion > as > to how this should be configured. My question is: > Do I point the primary to itself as primary and the secondary to the > secondary and vice versa with the secondary, NO. That is a problem solving technique needed in some (VERY) rare instances and propagated as (incorrect) general advice by those who don't understand such recommendations were MERELY to solve certain temporary problems. > pointing to themselves as > primary and the partner as the secondary? This is almost always correct if your network and replication is already functioning. In fact, you generally NEVER point both to the opposite but even in the case of "fixing a replication problem" you point them both at the Primary (or favored Master) long enough to get every one registered in the SAME DNS server database. And one more thing: You don't point DNS clients to a "primary" or "secondary" but you set a PREFERRED and perhaps an ALTERNATE on the NIC->IP Properties. -- Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP Accelerated MCSE http://www.LearnQuick.Com [phone number on web site]