WIN2k3 R2 SP2 - DNS

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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
 
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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"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
>
 
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