> We did run MS-DNS on W2K and if the box is a PDC and if you do not use
> MS-DNS as a root server for the AD tree then the DNS Event
> log fills with
> errors on dynamic directory updates because it's not a root
> for the tree.
> Real pain in the !@#@#
>
> Bill James
This is an Active Directory issue not DNS. You could have named your AD
Directory Pigpen.home and run MS DNS on that. Then you are free to host any
and all external zones on BIND or whatever. Active Directory requires DDNS.
I ran BIND on Linux for a number of years, now I run MS DNS exclusively on my
systems. At the University where I have a day job, we host DNS for 30,000
students and staff on MS DNS.
I like the multiple master replication scheme of MS DNS on Active Directory,
rather than the Primary/Secondary scheme of BIND. As far as loading, with
proper hardware and proper configuration, either can do a great job.
With DNS admins that are less experienced, Microsoft DNS excels. The GUI
takes care of things like trailing periods that are easy to confuse in a text
file.
Walt
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