?
OK, I will try to explain a little better with an example. 
Active directory domain = mydomain.edu
 
Domain controller A =  a.mydomain.edu = 192.168.1.5 hence mydomain.edu resolves to this
Domain controller B =  b.mydomain.edu = 192.168.1.7 hence mydomain.edu also resolves 
to this
webserver = mydomain.edu = 192.168.1.9
 
If only webserver read srv records. 
 
(internal) If I open a web browser and put http://mydomain.edu it will actually go to 
the webserver about 1/3 of the time. I do a ping on domain.edu and it returns one of 
three different IPs (not always the same IP). Now, if I put http://www.mydomain.edu it 
works fine everytime, because I only have one IP resolving to that name.
 
I am thinking now that what I am trying to do is not actually possible, but want to 
make sure. 
 
 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Desmond
Sent: Mon 8/9/2004 5:41 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Kinda OT: DNS entry


I'm not sure i understand. What problem is the webserver having? If it has a public 
IP, create the A record in internal record with the proper IP...
 
--Brian

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Doug M. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
        Sent: Mon 8/9/2004 12:07 PM 
        To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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        Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Kinda OT: DNS entry
        
        

        That is pretty much how we have it set right now?BIND for public facing DNS, 
which causes no problems. But, the internal DNS servers still need to point domain.edu 
to the web server, as those are the DNS servers that everyone on campus actually 
points to. How do I get around them possibly resolving the wrong IP when going to 
domain.edu in a browser? As it stands now, there is a possibility they will resolve to 
the IP of a DC.

         

        
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        From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
        Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 12:18 PM
        To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Kinda OT: DNS entry

         

        Hi Doug,

         

        The situation you're describing is called split DNS, and is rather common. 
What you have in this scenario is two sets of DNS servers - internal (AD), and 
external (public facing). Your public facing DNS servers have things like the Internet 
Ip of your WWW and your MX records and good stuff like that. There's no sign of the AD 
DNS in your public facing DNS.

         

        Internally, you duplicate all the necessary records on the AD DNS as they are 
in teh external zone, except you may wish to use the private IPs instead if you want.

         

        Does this help?

         

        --Brian

                -----Original Message----- 
                From: Doug M. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
                Sent: Mon 8/9/2004 9:45 AM 
                To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
                Cc: 
                Subject: [ActiveDir] Kinda OT: DNS entry

                What is the proper way to DNS my domain so that people are pointed to
                the web server? Currently I have www.domain.edu DNSed to the web server
                (where domain.edu is our Active Directory domain). I would also like to
                DNS domain.edu to the web server. Will I run into issues with this? 
When
                I DNSed domain.edu to our pop3 server (don't ask why) we were having
                problems with the mail  clients not using the correct DNS entry 
(because
                domain.edu was DNSed to two DCs and a front-end pop3 server).
                
                Oh yeah, I am using AD integrated DNS (if that matters).
                
                Any help is appreciated.
                
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