Microsoft windows 2000 DNS Server User Manual


 
zone, that is, zzz.com., must also contain the zones containing all (internal and
external) names of the merged companies.
Now take a look at a private namespace design and the configuration of the DNS
servers, zones and clients for the YYY Corporation. The private namespace
includes a private root,”.”.
A company must devote a set of DNS servers that are not exposed to the Internet to
maintain zones containing internal names from the private company namespace.
Every DNS client submits a query to some (preferred or alternative) DNS servers or
to the proxy server(s) based on the Proxy AutoConfiguration File (PAC File). Every
internal DNS server contains in its Root Hints the address(es) of the private root
DNS server(s).
To guarantee that a company client is able to resolve any hostname from the
merged companies the “.” zone must contain delegations to the top-level zones of
the merged companies private namespaces.
The following examples of queries demonstrate the internal and external names in
both corporations, including satisfaction of all requirements listed above.
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