DNS and Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Active Directory cannot function without a reliable DNS configuration. Without DNS, the domain controllers cannot locate each other to replicate domain information, and the Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional clients will be very slow in locating the domain controllers to log on. In addition, without a reliable DNS, any other services that require Active Directory will fail. For example, Exchange 2000 Server stores all of its configuration information in Active Directory, so if the servers running Exchange 2000 Server cannot locate a domain controller when the servers start, they will not be able to start most of the Exchange 2000 Server services.
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