Microsoft Active directory absolutely needs dynamic DNS. However, I know that it has been integrated with bind, so I don't believe it needs Microsoft DNS. A common procedure is to delegate a subdomain to the microsoft dns server and let the Active Directory forest be built within that environment.
---- Matthew Huff | One Manhattanville Rd OTA Management LLC | Purchase, NY 10577 http://www.ox.com | Phone: 914-460-4039 aim: matthewbhuff | Fax: 914-460-4139 > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Mikelson [mailto:tmikel...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 10:05 AM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Active Directory requires Microsoft DNS? > > Presently our organization utilizes BIND for DNS services, with the > Networking team administering. We are now being told by the Systems team > that they will be responsible for DNS services and that it will be changed > over to the Microsoft DNS service run on domain controllers. The reason > given is that the Active Directory implementation requires the Microsoft DNS > service and dynamic DNS. Not being a Microsoft administrator I do not know > the veracity of these claims. Anyone out there had any experiences with a > situation like this? I am a bit leery of changing something that is already > working.
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