RE: [ActiveDir] Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

neil.ruston Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:14:48 -0700

Title: Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

It will be "something" .nom, where "something" is to be determined.

Whether children or additional trees, is also to be determined.

neil

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Johnson
Sent: 21 July 2006 11:44
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

That’s a really good solution. So the forest root domain name would be nomura.nom and then there will child domains below that?

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Sent: 21 July 2006 12:34
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

Thanks again. We're on the same wave length :)

I appreciate that .local can work but as you state, it's best to avoid names that can become obsolete if the company name changes.

The proposal here is to use .nom and the company name is Nomura.

...and no, it will not be a single domain forest, but let's not go there please :) I've already spent months on that subject :/

Thanks for the comments and feedback.

neil

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Johnson
Sent: 21 July 2006 10:30
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

Hi Neil

Correct. The TLD is the normally the last bit the in the string. So in the real world Internet examples of TLD’s are .com,.edu etc plus the country codes such as .za for South Africa which is where I from.

I always something like corp.local for the forest name. I assuming you are going to be building a single domain forest right?

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Sent: 21 July 2006 11:19
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

Thanks Peter.

Are we referring to same thing?

I refer to the suffix at the end of the DNS name - e.g. I refer to 'blob' in 'neil.blob'.

I am not referring to the 'neil' part.

Does your response still hold?

neil

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Johnson
Sent: 21 July 2006 09:56
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

I’ve always gone the opposite way. I like the idea of using a completely non-standard TLD for my forest root so that if the company name changes etc it has no effect on the forest. It also enables you to split the internal DNS from the external DNS structure. If the internal DNS structure is ever published to the Internet it will simply be dropped.

I always set mine up with non-standard TLD’s and have never had any issues.

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Sent: 21 July 2006 10:20
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Subject: [ActiveDir] Using non-standard TLDs within Active Directory

Does anyone have experience or comments regarding the use of non-standard TLDs within a production AD forest?

E.g. xxxxx.nom

The name will be used within a production environment - a separate forest will exist for testing and QA.

I've always preferred to use standard TLDs in prod [so the name can be registered etc] and permit the non-standard TLD in test forests only.

Any comments?

Thanks,
neil

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