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Thanks for the recommendation. I am going to try implementing it.
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Thanks for the recommendation. I am going to try implementing it.

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I have a windows 2000 domain with Active directory installed. The domain (rites.com) is installed in Location A. Recently I installed a new child domain (sales.rites.com) in the existing tree at a new Location B. Both the locations are separated by a WAN link (T1). I have created an IPSEC tunnel between the two offices for connectivity. While installing the child domain I created the first DC (A1WSITE2-1) as a child domain to the existing root domain rites.com. Right now the DC (A1WSITE1-2) is pointing to the DNS from the root domain (both preferred and secondary). Do I need to install a local DNS server in location B for sales.rites.com? Can I point all my servers to the DNS server in the root domain? Is it a recommended setting.<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Ripul
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I have a windows 2000 domain with Active directory installed. The domain (rites.com) is installed in Location A. Recently I installed a new child domain (sales.rites.com) in the existing tree at a new Location B. Both the locations are separated by a WAN link (T1). I have created an IPSEC tunnel between the two offices for connectivity. While installing the child domain I created the first DC (A1WSITE2-1) as a child domain to the existing root domain rites.com. Right now the DC (A1WSITE1-2) is pointing to the DNS from the root domain (both preferred and secondary). Do I need to install a local DNS server in location B for sales.rites.com? Can I point all my servers to the DNS server in the root domain? Is it a recommended setting.

Thanks

Ripul

Child domain in existing tree

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.