DNS and Child Domains

[Alvin]

I have W2K AS, when I create the Child Domain I want it to have it's own
DNS, this is a remote site connected by frame relay. Is it necessary to
create a zone delegation in the root DNS in order for resolution to work
correctly between the two sites? Or, can I create a DNS server in the child
domain and use a forwarder to the root DNS, and forwarders from the root to
the Child Domain? What are my options in this situation?

Thanks,
Alvin

 

[Deji Akomolafe]

You create a delegation from the root. Then you use a forwarder from the
child.

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[Alvin]

Is a delegation necessary in this situation? Is it possible to do this
without a delegation, and work correctly?

Alvin

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In

You create a delegation from the root. Then you use a forwarder from
the child.

In addition, just to clarify, you can forward from the child to the parent
NOT from the parent to the child. This will cause a DNS loop that can cause
the DNS service to crash.

 

[Shane Brasher]

Hello All,

The cleanest way for name resolution to work in this scenario, would be to
create a delegation.


Shane Brasher
MCSE (2003,2000,NT),MCSA Security, N+, A+
Microsoft Technical Support

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[Deji Akomolafe]

"Necessary"? No. There is always the effcient, clean, easy, proper way. And,
there is always a hack.

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Yesterday? -anon

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In

Is a delegation necessary in this situation? Is it possible to do this
without a delegation, and work correctly?

Do you have something against delegations?
It is the proper way to resolve the child from the parent.
Even if you had a separate child zone on the parent DNS server you would
still need a delegation.

 

[Guest]

Ok thanks all. I don't have anything against delegations,
just wanted to know if there was another way to go about
it. Actually my site is the child domain, and I thought
maybe there was another way of setting up my DNS without
bothering the CO. But, that seems to be the correct way
of doing it. Question:
1). Does anyone know where I can find some detailed
information on how to configure the child zone and
delegation on the root DNS server?

Thanks,
Alvin

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In (e-mail address removed) <[email protected]>
posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:

Ok thanks all. I don't have anything against delegations,
just wanted to know if there was another way to go about
it. Actually my site is the child domain, and I thought
maybe there was another way of setting up my DNS without
bothering the CO. But, that seems to be the correct way
of doing it. Question:
1). Does anyone know where I can find some detailed
information on how to configure the child zone and
delegation on the root DNS server?

255248 - HOW TO Create a Child Domain in Active Directory and Delegate the
DNS Namespace to the Child Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255248&FR=1