Re: how to reload zone file

On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:48:35 -0700 (PDT), mmccaws2
<> wrote:

>Hi
>
>For some routing reason my slave DNS server cannot update master.
>Some zone files are timing out. I also have a current copy of those
>zone files on the server, however the reload option is greyed out.
>What method do I get that zone to reload a zone file?
>
>Thanks a bunch for your help
>
>Mike

Assuming you are talking about Secondary zones, do you have UDP and
TCP 53 opened and allowed to the Master?


Ace

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On Fri, 14 May 2010 10:21:57 -0700 (PDT), mmccaws2
<> wrote:

>On May 14, 6:39*am, "Ace Fekay [MVP - Directory Services, MCT]"
><ace...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:48:35 -0700 (PDT), mmccaws2
>>
>> <mmcc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >Hi
>>
>> >For some routing reason my slave DNS server cannot update master.
>> >Some zone files are timing out. *I also have a current copy of those
>> >zone files on the server, however the reload option is greyed out.
>> >What method do I get that zone to reload a zone file?
>>
>> >Thanks a bunch for your help
>>
>> >Mike
>>
>> Assuming you are talking about Secondary zones, do you have UDP and
>> TCP 53 opened and allowed to the Master?
>>
>> Ace
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
>>
>> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>>
>> Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>
>> If you feel this is an urgent issue and require immediate assistance, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please checkhttp://support.microsoft.comfor regional support phone numbers.
>
>Any thoughts on why the "Reload" option is greyed out?

Because it can't communicate to the Master zone. If you delete the
zone, and recreate it, does it succesfully load?

If the main common denominator is the fact that there is a new fiber
link, and they haven't worked out the BGP rules or links, well that is
a red flag for me to go look in that direction. It sounds like you
need to confer with those guys and explain what's going on. Basically
with AD and Sites, you need to have wide open rules between all AD
sites. You can chop down a firewall to support AD, but there are over
29 ports to deal with, along with UDP service ports, which is
essentially opening up everything almost anyway.

Ace

On Mon, 17 May 2010 10:11:28 -0700 (PDT), mmccaws2
<> wrote:

>On May 16, 10:18*pm, "Ace Fekay [MVP - Directory Services, MCT]"
><ace...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 May 2010 10:21:57 -0700 (PDT), mmccaws2
>>
>>
>>
>> <mmcc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >On May 14, 6:39*am, "Ace Fekay [MVP - Directory Services, MCT]"
>> ><ace...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org> wrote:
>> >> On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:48:35 -0700 (PDT), mmccaws2
>>
>> >> <mmcc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >> >Hi
>>
>> >> >For some routing reason my slave DNS server cannot update master.
>> >> >Some zone files are timing out. *I also have a current copy of those
>> >> >zone files on the server, however the reload option is greyed out.
>> >> >What method do I get that zone to reload a zone file?
>>
>> >> >Thanks a bunch for your help
>>
>> >> >Mike
>>
>> >> Assuming you are talking about Secondary zones, do you have UDP and
>> >> TCP 53 opened and allowed to the Master?
>>
>> >> Ace
>>
>> >> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
>>
>> >> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>>
>> >> Ace Fekay, MVP, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>> >> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>> >> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>
>> >> If you feel this is an urgent issue and require immediate assistance, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please checkhttp://support.microsoft.comforregional support phone numbers.
>>
>> >Any thoughts on why the "Reload" option is greyed out?
>>
>> Because it can't communicate to the Master zone. If you delete the
>> zone, and recreate it, does it succesfully load?
>>
>> If the main common denominator is the fact that there is a new fiber
>> link, and they haven't worked out the BGP rules or links, well that is
>> a red flag for me to go look in that direction. It sounds like you
>> need to confer with those guys and explain what's going on. Basically
>> with AD and Sites, you need to have wide open rules between all AD
>> sites. You can chop down a firewall to support AD, but there are over
>> 29 ports to deal with, along with UDP service ports, which is
>> essentially opening up everything almost anyway.
>>
>> Ace
>
>I'm sorry this isn't AD DNS, standard external DNS. where the DNS
>server is NAT'ed behind a firewall. Fiber connect is back door to
>second site's network. And yes I have to wait for their next
>"maintenance window". What's wierd is some of the zone's updated,
>some didn't. I wonder if it has a serial number change issue. I have
>to play with that.
>
>thanks

Ok, thanks for the update. So they are behind a NAT. I assume UDP and
TCP 53 are both opened?

Ace