WIN2k3 R2 SP2 - DNS

[Guest Khaled Mohd.]

Two servers acting as domain controllers as well as integrated DNS,

 

the OS installed on both of them is Windows server 2003 R2 SP2

 

 

 

on DC1:

 

preffered dns: DC1 IP

 

alternate dns: DC2 IP

 

 

 

on DC2:

 

preffered dns: DC2 IP

 

alternate dns: DC1 IP

 

 

 

if I stop the dns service on DC1, the resolution stop on DC1,

 

I mean, if i try nslookup I get no reponse, so it is not using the alternate

DNS (DC2)

 

Vise vera if I want to do so from DC2

 

 

 

If I try to do nslookup from another server (Win2k3 R2 SP2) (client) it will

not resolve (if the preffered dns is stopped),

 

but if I do nslookup from XP SP2 machine it will resolve (it is using the

alternate)

 

 

 

Why win2k3 R2 Sp2 is not using the alternate DNS when the preffered DNS failed

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: WIN2k3 R2 SP2 - DNS

 

This behaviour is "normal" for Windows Server. I agree, it's not correct. I

don't know of a way to change it.

 

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Charlie.

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"Khaled Mohd." <KhaledMohd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Two servers acting as domain controllers as well as integrated DNS,

>

> the OS installed on both of them is Windows server 2003 R2 SP2

>

>

>

> on DC1:

>

> preffered dns: DC1 IP

>

> alternate dns: DC2 IP

>

>

>

> on DC2:

>

> preffered dns: DC2 IP

>

> alternate dns: DC1 IP

>

>

>

> if I stop the dns service on DC1, the resolution stop on DC1,

>

> I mean, if i try nslookup I get no reponse, so it is not using the

> alternate

> DNS (DC2)

>

> Vise vera if I want to do so from DC2

>

>

>

> If I try to do nslookup from another server (Win2k3 R2 SP2) (client) it

> will

> not resolve (if the preffered dns is stopped),

>

> but if I do nslookup from XP SP2 machine it will resolve (it is using the

> alternate)

>

>

>

> Why win2k3 R2 Sp2 is not using the alternate DNS when the preffered DNS

> failed

>