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Special Edition Using Microsoft Active Directory
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Special Edition Using Microsoft Active Directory

by Sean Fullerton, James Hudson
March 2001
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
16h 42m
English
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Why Use BIND?

The reasons why a company would choose to use a non–Windows 2000 DNS to support the AD are several. Some companies already have a DNS infrastructure in place and do not want to change it. The company already might have a high level of BIND DNS expertise in-house and wants to exploit that advantage. Whatever the reason, in this section, you look at configuring an existing DNS on a Linux server using BIND 8.1.2. Although you can convert a DNS that has been supporting Active Directory from BIND to Windows 2000 DNS, beginning your AD with the DNS you plan to use already in place is easier.

Caution

Many companies that have been supporting internetworked infrastructures for many years have an investment in UNIX BIND. Be certain that the ...

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