[ActiveDir] DNS suffix resolution..

[HBooGz]

I have a Forrest with one forest root and one child domain.

The child domain is running windows 2000 SP4 and the HQ sites are running windows 2003 R2 standard.

I have the the child domain controller setup as an AD-integrated zone and i have the 2003 DNS servers setup to receive that zone as a secondary zone.

if i don't include the suffix search order on the nic cards' dns entry page, i just resolve the netbios names of the hosts at the remote site. for example.

hq = company.com
child domain = sales.company.com

when i initiate a ping from any host at HQ to a host in the child domain i only resolve the netbios name.

how can i resolve this ?

I've tried setting up dns name delegation in the past when i was running a full 2000 domain, but that name resolution never worked right and it wasn't timely.

thanks,



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