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IP address config of 2 DNS servers
Name: chris30 Date: May 20, 2008 at 09:14:34 Pacific OS: Win 2003 SP2 CPU/Ram: NA Product: NA
Comment:
I have two WIndows 2003 AD server that are also perfroming as DNS server for my network. My question is under the TCP/I settings of both servers what do I put as the "preferred" and "alternate" DNS server? For example, If I have serverA and serverB acting as DNS servers for my AD network, do I give serverA the IP address of serverB for the "Preferred DNS server" and vice versa? I am not sure if the local host should be the address of the "Preferred DNS server" for both serverA and serverB, and the opposite server IP address as the "alternate"
Name: guapo Date: May 20, 2008 at 09:59:00 Pacific
Reply:
I don't think it really matters. There are thousands of PCs using those address. May I ask why you have two servers? Are they both on the same subnet and preforming the same functions?
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Response Number 2
Name: chris30 Date: May 23, 2008 at 19:24:10 Pacific
Reply:
Yes they are on the same subnet perfroming the same functions. The reason I have two DNS servers if for redundnacy in the network. Both servers also perfrom as AD servers for my network.
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Response Number 3
Name: guapo Date: May 23, 2008 at 19:29:43 Pacific
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I still don't think the DNS priority matters at all. I wouldn't change it.
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