Trixbox Pro Active Directory DNS problem

Hi,

I'm setting up a trixbox Pro Standard server later today for the first time in an environment that's running Microsoft Active Directory. The trixbox server "needs" to be the primary DNS server (for phone resolving, or something), something which isn't really (easily) possible in an AD environment (It is also a SBS based server). Fortunately, there is a described workaround, as vaugely mentioned in their wiki and forums:

http://trixbox.org/forums/trixbox-pro/trixbox-pro-general-information/configure-dhcp-use-trixbox-pro-primary-dns

http://help.trixbox.com/index.php/Primary_DNS_Server_Requirement


So, I obviously want to keep the MS SBS server as the primary DNS, so how to I go about implementing "Using a Local DNS Zone in your existing DNS Server" (as mentioned in the wiki article).

I've posted the relevant information from the wiki page  below:


"This is a common fix for Windows Active Directory environments that require that the A.D. be the primary DNS server
If you already run a local DNS server, and for political or other reasons you are unable to arrange for the trixbox Pro server to act as your Primary DNS Server, there is one remaining option to provide (almost as much) local reliability. You can define a local zone in your existing trixbox Pro server so that sNNNNNN.trixbox.fonality.com and sNNNNNNx.trixbox.fonality..com resolve to the correct internal and external IP addresses for your trixbox Pro server respectively. The NNNNNN will need to be replaced with your trixbox Pro server id number. This is the number after admin in your tbadminNNNNNN username for your trixbox Pro Admin Web Interface login.
Note that if you use Unix based BIND name server software, this option will work very well. If you use a Microsoft DNS service, you may still end up with intermittent registration trouble, but at least your system will remain running if your internet connection goes down. This approach is known to be relatively reliable, but its still not as good as using the DNS service built into your trixbox Pro system."


Thanks for the assistance!
-Max


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