Charles is correct, Windows 2000 should handle it's own DNS if you are using
AD. For Windows 2000, outside of AD, it doesn't matter, but AD wants to
create a bunch of DNS records for AD to work properly as a name and service
resolution tool. You can run it with a properly configured *nix DNS server,
but it is just easier to use Win2K for DNS. You can then have Win2K forward
onto DNS cache.

-Cheers
edt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Steinkuehler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "John Mullan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Leaf-User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Win2K and LEAF


> John Mullan wrote:
> > OK Charles.  I understand.  As you know by now, I only really do this
stuff
> > at home.  I have helped a buddy by putting a LEAF router at his office.
> >
> > So, not being the guru and not having a great amount of time, I will
> > eventually read bits and pieces.
> >
> > I only ended up with Win2K server because my drive crapped out on
Tuesday
> > and I figured that, what the heck.  It would give me the ability to keep
> > user profiles in one location.
> >
> > On this scale, it really comes down to what I'm willing to live with and
for
> > how long.  Right now I timed it and I spend about 1 minute 'Preparing
> > Network Connections'.  That's really not too bad.  Also, since this is
only
> > my home network, I run all servers on one box.  It's name is WWW but has
FTP
> > and POP3/SMTP.  I thought it great to define ftp.mullan.ca,
mail.mullan.ca
> > and www.mullan.ca and have them all point to the same box but thanks to
M$
> > that doesn't work anymore as it seems to override my TinyDNS in this
> > respect. (a little of my ranting too :)
> >
> > So really, would it be better to let my M$ box handle internal DNS and
let
> > LEAF handle dnscache for internet queries?  Is there a package other
than
> > TinyDNS that is dynamic and will let the M$ box register hosts?
>
> I intentionally know as little as possible about the M$ networking
> world, but from what I know, and the information provided above, if you
> don't want to remove AD (and your other MS systems are recent enough to
> avoid any MS-MS operating problems), you're probably best off using your
> AD server as the primary DNS for your network.  You can probably
> configure the AD server to query DNSCache on the firewall for internet
> domains, use your ISP's DNS servers, or make all queries itself.
>
> Which option is "best" depends a lot on your connection to the 'net
> (bandwidth and latency) and the reliability of your ISP's name servers.
>   I added DNSCache to Dachstein to allow implementing a pre-configured
> DHCP server, and because my ISP's DNS servers would typically go down
> about once every other week.  You don't *HAVE* to use it, it's simply
> provided as a convinence.
>
> --
> Charles Steinkuehler
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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