I have an old (and dying) W2K server with DNS on it. I have two others
(W2003 server) also with DNS. They're AD integrated. The W2K server was the
first to come online several years ago.
Anyway, if I remove DNS from the old W2K server, internet name resolution
for the company stops - the other two DNS servers don't seem to know how to
pick up and carry the torch.
I'm missing something simple here, I believe - any suggestions?

Thanks!
Mark

I've been told that if you have another AD Integrated DNS server listed on
the client as the alternate DNS server the client will use it if the first
does not respond. In every day use I don't find this to be the case. I've
found that you need to make the alternate DNS server the preferred DNS
server either manually or by DHCP.


hth
DDS

"justmark" <justmark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an old (and dying) W2K server with DNS on it. I have two others
> (W2003 server) also with DNS. They're AD integrated. The W2K server was
> the
> first to come online several years ago.
> Anyway, if I remove DNS from the old W2K server, internet name resolution
> for the company stops - the other two DNS servers don't seem to know how
> to
> pick up and carry the torch.
> I'm missing something simple here, I believe - any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Mark