Here is the scenario:

I have abc.com Windows 2000 Domain with 2 Windows 2000 DCs (DNS Active
Directory Integrated, DHCP included). I have added new Windows 2000 Server
that act as a member server and has DNS service installed. I tried to add
abc.com zone on this new server but I am unsuccessful to do it. I have tried
using secondary zone but I cannot update records to my new server. Is there
a way that I can have a copy of this zone even though that the server acts
as a member server.

"MA P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Here is the scenario:
>
> I have abc.com Windows 2000 Domain with 2 Windows 2000 DCs (DNS Active
> Directory Integrated, DHCP included). I have added new Windows 2000 Server
> that act as a member server and has DNS service installed. I tried to add
> abc.com zone on this new server but I am unsuccessful to do it. I have
> tried using secondary zone but I cannot update records to my new server.

That is the correct way. Likely you have one of two problems:

1) The existing AD-DNS servers have not allowed zone transfers to
the new server

2) Some physical/networking problem is preventing the new DNS
from contacting those existing masters.

Of course you might have just put in the IP of the masters wrong, but
I am betting on one of the above.

> Is there a way that I can have a copy of this zone even though that the
> server acts as a member server.

Yes. It is trivial if you network is functional AND you go into the
DNS server ZONE properties and allow it to make the transfers.

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

>
>

thanks.


"Herb Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "MA P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Here is the scenario:
>>
>> I have abc.com Windows 2000 Domain with 2 Windows 2000 DCs (DNS Active
>> Directory Integrated, DHCP included). I have added new Windows 2000
>> Server that act as a member server and has DNS service installed. I tried
>> to add abc.com zone on this new server but I am unsuccessful to do it. I
>> have tried using secondary zone but I cannot update records to my new
>> server.
>
> That is the correct way. Likely you have one of two problems:
>
> 1) The existing AD-DNS servers have not allowed zone transfers to
> the new server
>
> 2) Some physical/networking problem is preventing the new DNS
> from contacting those existing masters.
>
> Of course you might have just put in the IP of the masters wrong, but
> I am betting on one of the above.
>
>> Is there a way that I can have a copy of this zone even though that the
>> server acts as a member server.
>
> Yes. It is trivial if you network is functional AND you go into the
> DNS server ZONE properties and allow it to make the transfers.
>
> --
> Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
> Accelerated MCSE
> http://www.LearnQuick.Com
> [phone number on web site]
>
>>
>>
>
>