Two Windows DNS servers on the same LAN segment.

[Simon Hobson]

At 11:33 am -0700 20/8/03, George wrote:

>I am not a DNS guru and have only just begun using Windows 2000 Server
>DNS.  I have also been maintaining the records for our Unix based DNS
>server.  I was wondering if it is ok to have two Windows 2000 Server
>systems, both running, DNS server services.

This is a mailing list for the ISC DNS server (BIND), not Windows. 
However, in answer to your question, in general there is no problem 
running multiple DNS servers on a subnet, and this is quite common. 
Whether there are any issues with running multiple MS servers in any 
situation, I don't know.

Simon

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