conditional forwarders(windows 2008 R2)

Hi all,

With windows 2008 R2,
What's the difference between conditional Forwarders and Forwarders If you
right click the server and click "Forwarders"? If I need to build a forest
trust with widnows 2003 forest, which one should I use on windows 2008 R2
domain controller?

Thank you.

ed wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> With windows 2008 R2,
> What's the difference between conditional Forwarders and Forwarders
> If you right click the server and click "Forwarders"? If I need to
> build a forest trust with widnows 2003 forest, which one should I use
> on windows 2008 R2 domain controller?
>
> Thank you.

Squeaking in under the wire eh Ed?

Conditionals forward for resolution for only one domain / namespace

Forwarders are used for all other unresolved local resolutions

Root hints are used otherwise.

For trusts you can use either or something alternatively like stub zones. I
usually use conditional forewarders.


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/kj

I would use a stub zone, this will update changes as opposed to conditional
forwarders which will never change

Stubs automatically update new dns servers or removed old ones from the
zone. Conditional Forwarders are static entries that are managed by the
admins.

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"ed" <> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> With windows 2008 R2,
> What's the difference between conditional Forwarders and Forwarders If
> you
> right click the server and click "Forwarders"? If I need to build a
> forest
> trust with widnows 2003 forest, which one should I use on windows 2008 R2
> domain controller?
>
> Thank you.