Adding DNS (Member Server Only) to Domain

[MA P]

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.

 

[Herb Martin]

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.

 

[MA P]

thanks.

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.

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Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
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