We have many sites set up on one computer which will be changing IP addresses
soon as we are moving it in house from the hosting center.

Since the IP address will be changing I will obvioulsly need to change the
IP address in DNS for each site. They are all the same IP address but the
name points to a particular site on the server.

How can I change all entries for lets say 192.168.20.2 to 192.168.21.10
without having to go into DNS management and changing them each individually.
There are about 438 of these entries. Basically I want to do a
search/replace type operation in Active Directory to make these changes. Is
this possible?

If so, how. Do I need some 3rd party software or is there a microsoft way
of handling this? So far any searches I have run in Technet have given me
nothing of a clue.

Regards,

Bill Kirk
Network Administrator

In news:9C054FA5-1911-408F-8D86-456A77C43D5A@microsoft.com,
Bill Kirk <BillKirk@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> We have many sites set up on one computer which will be changing IP
> addresses soon as we are moving it in house from the hosting center.
>
> Since the IP address will be changing I will obvioulsly need to
> change the IP address in DNS for each site. They are all the same IP
> address but the name points to a particular site on the server.
>
> How can I change all entries for lets say 192.168.20.2 to
> 192.168.21.10 without having to go into DNS management and changing
> them each individually. There are about 438 of these entries.
> Basically I want to do a search/replace type operation in Active
> Directory to make these changes. Is this possible?
>
> If so, how. Do I need some 3rd party software or is there a
> microsoft way of handling this? So far any searches I have run in
> Technet have given me nothing of a clue.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Kirk
> Network Administrator

The only easiest shortcut is to make the zone a primary so you can get a
text file out of it, then open it up in notepad, then use the replace
funciton replacing anything that is ".20." to ".21." without the quotes, of
course.

Once done, then save the file, and refresh teh console. Once satisfied they
are all changed to 21, make the zone AD integrated again.


--
Regards,
Ace

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Thanks much, that will make the job much easier.
I appreciate the .

Bill Kirk


"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:9C054FA5-1911-408F-8D86-456A77C43D5A@microsoft.com,
> Bill Kirk <BillKirk@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > We have many sites set up on one computer which will be changing IP
> > addresses soon as we are moving it in house from the hosting center.
> >
> > Since the IP address will be changing I will obvioulsly need to
> > change the IP address in DNS for each site. They are all the same IP
> > address but the name points to a particular site on the server.
> >
> > How can I change all entries for lets say 192.168.20.2 to
> > 192.168.21.10 without having to go into DNS management and changing
> > them each individually. There are about 438 of these entries.
> > Basically I want to do a search/replace type operation in Active
> > Directory to make these changes. Is this possible?
> >
> > If so, how. Do I need some 3rd party software or is there a
> > microsoft way of handling this? So far any searches I have run in
> > Technet have given me nothing of a clue.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bill Kirk
> > Network Administrator
>
> The only easiest shortcut is to make the zone a primary so you can get a
> text file out of it, then open it up in notepad, then use the replace
> funciton replacing anything that is ".20." to ".21." without the quotes, of
> course.
>
> Once done, then save the file, and refresh teh console. Once satisfied they
> are all changed to 21, make the zone AD integrated again.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
> confers no rights.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,
> MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>
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>
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>
>

In news:63630513-C242-43EA-9E32-AA64424C9B8F@microsoft.com,
Bill Kirk <BillKirk@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> Thanks much, that will make the job much easier.
> I appreciate the .
>
> Bill Kirk
>

No problem.

btw - How many DCs do you have? To do the steps I outlined you will want to
choose one of them to turn the zone into a Primary non-AD Integrated. Let
that change replicate throughout the forest, then do those steps, then make
the zone AD integrated again. Don't touch the zones on any other DC/DNS
while you aer doing this.

--
Regards,
Ace

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MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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