RE: [ActiveDir] Policy to distribute domain wide HOSTS file

[Roger Seielstad]

Title: Message

Actually. let me amend that. You need to add the appropriate records into the internal copy of the zone to allow for any internal access. In other words, you probably also need to account for MX records for mail delivery, as well as any other published resources that are used from inside the company.

 

 

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Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Seielstad
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 1:01 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Policy to distribute domain wide HOSTS file

You really need to set up split DNS for mycompany.org

 

Just add a zone (AD integrated is fine) for mycompany.org on your internal DNS servers, and add A records for www and intranet pointing to the appropriate IP's.

 

You don't want to go down the hosts file road - that makes troubleshooting impossible down the line.

 

Roger

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Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dolphin, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:17 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Policy to distribute domain wide HOSTS file

Sure...We have a in-house domain (inside.local) and we also own a registered domain (mycompany.org) .  People needing the company website go to www.mycompany.org .  This is hosted by our ISP.  Recently we developed and began hosting a company intranet in-house (using 1 to 1 NAT back to a apple g4).  Employees on the internet can access the in-house intranet using "intranet.mycompany.org".  Users on the LAN can access the intranet using "intranet.inside.local".  The webmaster is complaining that he has to make two sets of links and lists etc...one for users in-house and one for users on the outside.  He would like it if in-house employees could be able to access the intranet at "intranet.mycompany.org".  I did some reading on split DNS etc...but I dont think that is feasible at this time.  Adding a line in the HOSTS file for "intranet.mycompnay.org" does the trick.  But going around to every workstation is out of the question for now.

-----Original Message-----
From: deji Agba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:05 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Policy to distribute domain wide HOSTS file

What would be the purpose? Maybe letting us in on your line of thoughts would make it easier for someone to help you with this or recommend an alternative.

 

 

Sincerely,

Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I
www.akomolafe.com
www.iyaburo.com
Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday?  -anon

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From: Dolphin, Jeff
Sent: Tue 12/30/2003 8:43 AM
To: 'ActiveDir ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Subject: [ActiveDir] Policy to distribute domain wide HOSTS file

Either I've been hit with the stupid stick or I'm looking in the wrong
place!  Can anyone assist me in creating a policy to add an entry to the
HOSTS file on our domain computers?  Thank you for any help...
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