I am new to Server 2003 and Active Directory and have been put up to the task of adding a DC to a Domain that has been up and running with a DC for a while now. There will be 1 DC in each site and as of right now Site #1 DC is up and running just fine. I am attempting to add a DC to Site #2 but am having issues when trying to install AD. BTW we use local IP’s and register the DC on an external DNS server with the state. (each DC has an internal 192.168.1.xxx and exteral ip 166.61.xxx.xxx).
I was able to get the Domain registered under its name (i.e. xxx.xxx) but I find when I go to register the DC with AD it will not find the Domain Name and mentions a DNS issue. (An AD domain controller xxx.xxx could not be contacted. Ensure DNS name typed correctly). We use external DNS provider and not a local DNS server for our Centers. The way I was able to get the DC to register under the Domain was to use a local address for DNS but this will nto work under AD as it still says unable to contact DC. I am however, able to ping the main DC just fine.
I am sure a few of you have had these issues , but what would be a possible resolution to an issue like this one? Thank you in advance…
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