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I would do:<br />
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AD1-DNS points to AD1 and AD2<br />
AD2-DNS points to AD1 and AD2<br />
AD3-DNS points to AD1 and AD3<br />
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But I just like things to be predictable ;)<br />
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Chris
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I would do:

AD1-DNS points to AD1 and AD2
AD2-DNS points to AD1 and AD2
AD3-DNS points to AD1 and AD3

But I just like things to be predictable ;)

Chris

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I have 3 windows 2003 Active Directory Servers that also have DNS installed. They work fine (far as i know) but i have a question. In the TCP/IP settings should these servers DNS settings point to each other? Thats how i have them set-up and sometimes i get DNS errors in th event logs saying that one AD cant resolve the ip address of another AD. <br />
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For example<br />
AD1-DNS points to AD2 and AD3<br />
AD2-DNS points to AD1 and AD3<br />
AD3-DNS points to AD1 and AD2<br />
<br />
Is that correct?<br />
<br />
thanks.
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I have 3 windows 2003 Active Directory Servers that also have DNS installed. They work fine (far as i know) but i have a question. In the TCP/IP settings should these servers DNS settings point to each other? Thats how i have them set-up and sometimes i get DNS errors in th event logs saying that one AD cant resolve the ip address of another AD. 

For example
AD1-DNS points to AD2 and AD3
AD2-DNS points to AD1 and AD3
AD3-DNS points to AD1 and AD2

Is that correct?

thanks.

Question regarding 2003 AD servers w/ DNS and TCP/IP DNS settings

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.