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DNS server record sync

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by astute

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Hi,

Is there any simple way to sync two name servers ( win nt 4.0 dns servers) to have same records for a given domain, other than creating them manually,

Would appreciate u r comments.

Thanks
sharan

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by matkinson

The best way to do it is via zone transfer. If you're using NT 4.0's DNS, that means you can turn one of the servers into a "secondary" DNS server for the other.

by jackieb

matkinson is right, just set up a DNS hierarchy where one is the main DNS and the other is a secondary DNS and set them up to allow zone transfers. Be careful in setting this up that you do not open up your DNS so that anyone can do a zone transfer or the 'bad guys' can get your network info directly from your DNS. Simply, when you set up the zone transfer, only allow the machine you want to share files with have access, then one of the DNS servers becomes the 'master' and the other one will follow it and copy any changes after they happen. You just initiate changes on the 'master' and, at a preset time interval, the other one will check for changes and will update itself with the appropriate changes. Good Luck, JackieB

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