Microsoft Active Directory and bind serial numbers

[Barry Finkel]

Michael Iams wrote:

>>>> Along a similiar vein, what is the exact method for configuring a
>>>> Win2K server with Active Dirctory, to NOT TRY to update your Internet
>>>> BIND server with its AD crap.

And Cricket Liu replied:

>>>On the Domain Controller, use the Registry Editor to change the
>>>REG_DWORD value UseDynamicDNS to 0 at this Registry key:
>>>
>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters
And I replied:

>> Besides Cricket's reply, with which I am not in 100% agreement,
>> you can place the "_" zones on a W2k DNS server and have the BIND
>> servers be slaves for the zones.  See the list archives for more
>> details.  The SRV records that the DCs place in DNS are required for
>> W2k to operate.

And Cricket Liu replied:

>You're not "in 100% agreeement" with my description of how
>to turn off dynamic updates on a Domain Controller?  What
>on Earth does that mean?  If you think my description is wrong,
>just say so, and tell us all why.
>
>Have you read Microsoft Knowledge Base article 198767?

I just read 198767, and it had one piece that was not in Cricket's
reply.  It might have been implied, but at first reading I did not
think it was implied.  The implication is that if you disable DDNS
for the SRV records, then you MUST add those records manually.
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