Anyone aware of any tool that might be able to check how good forward and
reverse zones my match up? What I am looking for is a tool that will read
in all the records in my forward zone and compare them to what is in the
reverse zone.

I know of scavenging and yes we are running this, I just don't want to age
out ALL records (via dnscmd.exe), there are network hosts, printers, etc...
as well as other legacy info that might get dropped if aggressively cleaned
up.

Any ideas on checkups would be great.

--
Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

http://www.pbbergs.com

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"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@allete_nospam.com> wrote in message
news:u82e2mr3HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Anyone aware of any tool that might be able to check how good forward and
> reverse zones my match up? What I am looking for is a tool that will read
> in all the records in my forward zone and compare them to what is in the
> reverse zone.

You can script something fairly easily with DNSCmd (and perhaps Perl or VBS)
but technically there is NO relationship between a Forward and a Reverse
zone
in DNS itself.

Also, why do you care? Reverse zones are practically irrelevant except for
public SMTP servers.

> I know of scavenging and yes we are running this, I just don't want to age
> out ALL records (via dnscmd.exe), there are network hosts, printers,
> etc... as well as other legacy info that might get dropped if aggressively
> cleaned up.
>
> Any ideas on checkups would be great.
>
> --
> Paul Bergson
> MVP - Directory Services
> MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
> 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

You have ed enough people* that if you really need this then I will
write
something quick in Perl for you if you need me to do so....

*Including me. Thanks.

> http://www.pbbergs.com
>
> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>

What I care and what my boss cares about are two separate issues.

I already gave him a speech almost verbatim to your response.

So unless there is a free tool I am off the hook. :-)

--
Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

http://www.pbbergs.com

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"Herb Martin" <news@learnquick.com> wrote in message
news:epMIsrt3HHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@allete_nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:u82e2mr3HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Anyone aware of any tool that might be able to check how good forward and
>> reverse zones my match up? What I am looking for is a tool that will
>> read in all the records in my forward zone and compare them to what is in
>> the reverse zone.
>
> You can script something fairly easily with DNSCmd (and perhaps Perl or
> VBS)
> but technically there is NO relationship between a Forward and a Reverse
> zone
> in DNS itself.
>
> Also, why do you care? Reverse zones are practically irrelevant except
> for
> public SMTP servers.
>
>> I know of scavenging and yes we are running this, I just don't want to
>> age out ALL records (via dnscmd.exe), there are network hosts, printers,
>> etc... as well as other legacy info that might get dropped if
>> aggressively cleaned up.
>>
>> Any ideas on checkups would be great.
>>
>> --
>> Paul Bergson
>> MVP - Directory Services
>> MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
>> 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT
>
> You have ed enough people* that if you really need this then I will
> write
> something quick in Perl for you if you need me to do so....
>
> *Including me. Thanks.
>
>> http://www.pbbergs.com
>>
>> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>
>

"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@allete_nospam.com> wrote in message
news:uNd3Rl03HHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> What I care and what my boss cares about are two separate issues.
>
> I already gave him a speech almost verbatim to your response.
>
> So unless there is a free tool I am off the hook. :-)

Due diligence is a wonderful thing. (And I happily withdraw my offer or
need
to clarify that if YOUR BOSS wants me to write this tool my normal
consulting
rates apply. <GRIN>)

Oh, and I am expensive. <big GRIN>



> --
> Paul Bergson
> MVP - Directory Services
> MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
> 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT
>
> http://www.pbbergs.com
>
> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Herb Martin" <news@learnquick.com> wrote in message
> news:epMIsrt3HHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@allete_nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:u82e2mr3HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Anyone aware of any tool that might be able to check how good forward
>>> and reverse zones my match up? What I am looking for is a tool that
>>> will read in all the records in my forward zone and compare them to what
>>> is in the reverse zone.
>>
>> You can script something fairly easily with DNSCmd (and perhaps Perl or
>> VBS)
>> but technically there is NO relationship between a Forward and a Reverse
>> zone
>> in DNS itself.
>>
>> Also, why do you care? Reverse zones are practically irrelevant except
>> for
>> public SMTP servers.
>>
>>> I know of scavenging and yes we are running this, I just don't want to
>>> age out ALL records (via dnscmd.exe), there are network hosts, printers,
>>> etc... as well as other legacy info that might get dropped if
>>> aggressively cleaned up.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on checkups would be great.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Paul Bergson
>>> MVP - Directory Services
>>> MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
>>> 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT
>>
>> You have ed enough people* that if you really need this then I will
>> write
>> something quick in Perl for you if you need me to do so....
>>
>> *Including me. Thanks.
>>
>>> http://www.pbbergs.com
>>>
>>> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I wish I was more expensive to the company. :-)

--
Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

http://www.pbbergs.com

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"Herb Martin" <news@learnquick.com> wrote in message
news:OHj$ReJ4HHA.5880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
> "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@allete_nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:uNd3Rl03HHA.4676@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> What I care and what my boss cares about are two separate issues.
>>
>> I already gave him a speech almost verbatim to your response.
>>
>> So unless there is a free tool I am off the hook. :-)
>
> Due diligence is a wonderful thing. (And I happily withdraw my offer or
> need
> to clarify that if YOUR BOSS wants me to write this tool my normal
> consulting
> rates apply. <GRIN>)
>
> Oh, and I am expensive. <big GRIN>
>
>
>
>> --
>> Paul Bergson
>> MVP - Directory Services
>> MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
>> 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT
>>
>> http://www.pbbergs.com
>>
>> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Herb Martin" <news@learnquick.com> wrote in message
>> news:epMIsrt3HHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@allete_nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u82e2mr3HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Anyone aware of any tool that might be able to check how good forward
>>>> and reverse zones my match up? What I am looking for is a tool that
>>>> will read in all the records in my forward zone and compare them to
>>>> what is in the reverse zone.
>>>
>>> You can script something fairly easily with DNSCmd (and perhaps Perl or
>>> VBS)
>>> but technically there is NO relationship between a Forward and a Reverse
>>> zone
>>> in DNS itself.
>>>
>>> Also, why do you care? Reverse zones are practically irrelevant except
>>> for
>>> public SMTP servers.
>>>
>>>> I know of scavenging and yes we are running this, I just don't want to
>>>> age out ALL records (via dnscmd.exe), there are network hosts,
>>>> printers, etc... as well as other legacy info that might get dropped if
>>>> aggressively cleaned up.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas on checkups would be great.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Paul Bergson
>>>> MVP - Directory Services
>>>> MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
>>>> 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT
>>>
>>> You have ed enough people* that if you really need this then I will
>>> write
>>> something quick in Perl for you if you need me to do so....
>>>
>>> *Including me. Thanks.
>>>
>>>> http://www.pbbergs.com
>>>>
>>>> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup
>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>