DNS server priority

[Daniel Tan]

How can one know that which DNS ip is the primary or secondary from
internet ? Thanks.

Regards,
Daniel

 

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

DT> How can one know that which DNS ip is the primary or
DT> secondary from internet ?

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[Herb Martin]

How can one know that which DNS ip is the primary or secondary from

internet ? Thanks.

This is not a DNS server concept -- usually irrelevant to the
client even if it were.

DNS servers use Primary (one that changes the records, i.e., the master
copy) and Secondaries (additional DNS servers that copy the zone file
from another master.)

Clients NIC-IP properties use "Preferred" and "Alternat" but this isn't
that big a deal because the clients try to find the most responsive -- best
is to have the NEAREST/fastest server as preferred.

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

In Daniel Tan <[email protected]>
posted their concerns,
Then Kevin D4Dad added his reply at the bottom.

How can one know that which DNS ip is the primary or secondary from
internet ? Thanks.

Regards,
Daniel

Usually the SOA record states the primary NS

 

[Daniel Tan]

Herb, where is the option of Preferred" and "Alternat in NIC ? I
referred to Win98. Thanks.

Regards,
Daniel