2 Windows 2k3 DNS Server Questions.

ElementalWindX · 08-04-2007, 11:50 AM

I have two questions.

1) In the Win2k3 DNS Servers we have, we have a lot of domains being hosted on this server and I am getting worried that if this server ever went down, I dont have a backup of the domains that are entered into it, so how can I back up these domains?

2) We have two web servers using Apache, hosted on the same rack as our name servers, we have 4 NS servers, 2 are set on a VLAN with local IP's, 30.16, and 30.17, they act as the DC for our AD, the other two are just Name Servers on a different VLAN 40.20, and 40.21 with outside world IP's tied to them. The people inside the intranet cannot access the sites we are hosting on our NS servers until we add them to the 30.16, and 30.17 servers. Is there a way to make it so they can access these sites without adding them to the intranet name servers? Whenever they access the site thats not added to the intranet name servers they get a error like this:

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

While trying to retrieve the URL: http://*.*.*.*/ (edited)

The following error was encountered:

Connection Failed
The system returned:

(111) Connection refusedThe remote host or network may be down. Please try the request again.

Your cache administrator is webmaster.

**TheMatt** · 08-04-2007, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElementalWindX

I have two questions.

1) In the Win2k3 DNS Servers we have, we have a lot of domains being hosted on this server and I am getting worried that if this server ever went down, I dont have a backup of the domains that are entered into it, so how can I back up these domains?

To answer your first question, you need to impliment a Backup Domain Controller (BDC). Any changes you make to the Primary Domain Controller (PDC) will be written to the Backup Domain Controller. In the event of the failure of the Primary Domain Controller, the Domain will be run from the Backup Domain Controller.

Also take a look at these:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window...905821033.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../addomcon.mspx

ElementalWindX · 08-05-2007, 05:58 PM

That answered question 1, but does anyone have an answer for question 2? Thanks. :)

ajish1982 · 07-17-2008, 04:18 AM

Hey i got another question for u...please help me if u can..
my problem is we are using a win2K3 server Stnadard Edition with SP2 as DNS server, now we are facing a problem while using the XP machine's in the domain, consider a user logged in and using the machine..but shortly after sometimes..when he tries to access other machine's Share folders in the LAN, it prompts for a username and password..But if the machine's is with Win2K then ther is no problem..it works fine.. But this happens with the XP machine's Please give me an idea what i have to do for solving this problem..please help me

08-04-2007, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
ElementalWindX Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP	2 Windows 2k3 DNS Server Questions. I have two questions. 1) In the Win2k3 DNS Servers we have, we have a lot of domains being hosted on this server and I am getting worried that if this server ever went down, I dont have a backup of the domains that are entered into it, so how can I back up these domains? 2) We have two web servers using Apache, hosted on the same rack as our name servers, we have 4 NS servers, 2 are set on a VLAN with local IP's, 30.16, and 30.17, they act as the DC for our AD, the other two are just Name Servers on a different VLAN 40.20, and 40.21 with outside world IP's tied to them. The people inside the intranet cannot access the sites we are hosting on our NS servers until we add them to the 30.16, and 30.17 servers. Is there a way to make it so they can access these sites without adding them to the intranet name servers? Whenever they access the site thats not added to the intranet name servers they get a error like this: ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While trying to retrieve the URL: http://.../ (edited) The following error was encountered: Connection Failed The system returned: (111) Connection refusedThe remote host or network may be down. Please try the request again. Your cache administrator is webmaster.

08-05-2007, 05:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
ElementalWindX Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP	Re: 2 Windows 2k3 DNS Server Questions. That answered question 1, but does anyone have an answer for question 2? Thanks. :)

07-17-2008, 04:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
ajish1982 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP service pack2	Re: 2 Windows 2k3 DNS Server Questions. Hey i got another question for u...please help me if u can.. my problem is we are using a win2K3 server Stnadard Edition with SP2 as DNS server, now we are facing a problem while using the XP machine's in the domain, consider a user logged in and using the machine..but shortly after sometimes..when he tries to access other machine's Share folders in the LAN, it prompts for a username and password..But if the machine's is with Win2K then ther is no problem..it works fine.. But this happens with the XP machine's Please give me an idea what i have to do for solving this problem..please help me