Setting Up DNS Entry for Multiple Network Segments
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Setting Up DNS Entry for Multiple Network Segments

 
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Will
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:45 am    Post subject: Setting Up DNS Entry for Multiple Network Segments Reply with quote

On a machine that acts as a firewall or a router, where there are many
network segments with separate IP networks defined, are you expected to fill
in the same value for the DNS server on all of the separate networks? Or
should you define the DNS server on just one network and then leave DNS
Server blank for all other networks?

I can't imagine too many cases when I would want one machine to use
different namespaces simultaneously. I assume that for most cases you
want a single computer to have a single DNS server. I'm confused why
Microsoft doesn't just provide for a single default entry across all
interfaces.

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Will
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Doug Sherman [MVP]
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Setting Up DNS Entry for Multiple Network Segments Reply with quote

I think you are asking about a multihomed DNS client machine and whether you
need to supply the same primary DNS server for each adapter. The answer is
NO. Windows will query the first DNS server assigned to the preferred
adapter - top of the Local Area Connection binding order. If a negative
response is received, no further query is attempted. If no response is
received, then Windows will attempt to query the DNS server (if any)
configured for another adapter - but if this is the same DNS server, well
.............

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Will" <westes-usc@noemail.nospam> wrote in message
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On a machine that acts as a firewall or a router, where there are many
network segments with separate IP networks defined, are you expected to
fill
in the same value for the DNS server on all of the separate networks? Or
should you define the DNS server on just one network and then leave DNS
Server blank for all other networks?

I can't imagine too many cases when I would want one machine to use
different namespaces simultaneously. I assume that for most cases you
want a single computer to have a single DNS server. I'm confused why
Microsoft doesn't just provide for a single default entry across all
interfaces.

--
Will

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