Dns query

[Dave]

Inside forward lookup zones when I install dns it creates some sub
directories i.e. _msdcs, _sites, _tcp etc. If I create a new zone under
forward lookup zones it does not create these extra directories. can u tell
me why?

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

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Inside forward lookup zones when I install dns it creates some sub
directories i.e. _msdcs, _sites, _tcp etc. If I create a new zone
under forward lookup zones it does not create these extra
directories. can u tell me why?

Because you have not restarted the Netlogon Service yet or you are not using
*ONLY* the private address that DNS is listening on in TCP/IP Properties.
There are other reasons but this is the number one and two reasons.
If this does not resolve your problem please post back with an ipconfig /all
*and* your actual domain name in ADUC.

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

To add, whatever zone name is created, that name must match the Primary DNS
Suffix. The netlogon service looks for that name in DNS and then attempts to
update it, as long as, just as you said Kevin, that the machine only points
to that DNS server and not the ISP's and updates are allowed.

Also, hopefully the Primary DNS Suffix of the machine (important with a DC)
is the same name as the zone name in DNS and is also the same exact name as
the Active Directory DNS domain name, otherwise, we have a classic
disjointed namespace. Hopefully also it is not of the single label name
variety (domain.com rather than just "domain").

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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory