Windows Server 2000 DNS Forwarding

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Im using windows 2000 Server, and I need to forward all the requests to the example.com site to another DNS Server. How do I do this?

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 14 '11 at 20:16

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You don't. Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 which supports conditional forwarding.

answered Jun 14 '11 at 20:16

JdeBP

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+1, but why would anyone "upgrade" to Windows Server *2003* in 2011? – Skyhawk Jun 15 '11 at 02:36
Because of the same innate conservatism that has xem currently running Windows _2000_ Server, perhaps. (-: It is, of course, simply the earliest version that will obtain the desired functionality; and later versions are not excluded. – JdeBP Jun 15 '11 at 14:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '11 at 20:29

As JdeBP states, What you are asking for is a conditional forward to aaa.com. I.E. Requests sent to your DNS server for aaa.com are sent to the specified DNS server.

If your DNS server is Windows Server 2000 then you can't setup a Conditional forward. Your only option would be to set the DNS server you want to use to resolve aaa.com as a regular forwarder. Or you could upgrade your DNS server to Windows Server 2003 or higher, which support conditional forwards.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 14 '11 at 20:14

The best way to do that is with your registrar rather than the current DNS servers. Update your registrar to point directly to the new DNS servers.

A 2nd level domain is not meant to be redirected so Windows 2000 DNS server doesn't support this (I doubt that DNS supports that).

If you explain further what you intentions, we can consider other creative ways to achieve your goals.

Windows Server 2000 DNS Forwarding

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