DNS With Non Windows

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Microsoft is using dynamic DNS with Windows 2000. Can
Non-Windows 2000 machines be used as DNS Servers in a
Windows 2000 environment? If not why? If so, what are
the challenges and solutions?
 
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Sam said:
Microsoft is using dynamic DNS with Windows 2000. Can
Non-Windows 2000 machines be used as DNS Servers in a
Windows 2000 environment? If not why? If so, what are
the challenges and solutions?
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BIND 4.97 or newer will support AD's requirements of SRV Records. BIND 8.2.3
supports SRVs, INcremental zone transfers and Dynamic Updates.

255913 - Integrating Windows 2000 DNS into an Existing BIND or Windows NT
4.0-Based DNS Namespace:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255913

Re DNS & Active Directory Questions - BIND Users ML Archive:
http://www.isc.org/ml-archives/bind-users/2001/01/msg00612.html

All in all, it is really MUCH MUCH easier to use Wndows for DNS and then
forward to your BIND services, as many of my *nix colleagues have found out
the hard way. Also, BIND doesn't support WIndows' Secure Updates nor MS
DHCP's interaction with MS DDNS.


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Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
Sam said:
Microsoft is using dynamic DNS with Windows 2000. Can
Non-Windows 2000 machines be used as DNS Servers in a
Windows 2000 environment? If not why? If so, what are
the challenges and solutions?
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Yes as long as they support SRV records.
BIND is the most common alternative , and as has already been poined out you
need a certain version number for success.
In practice you would find it easier to use the MS DNS as it can be run on
your DCs and requires no extra outlay.

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