DNS zone transfer

hello,

i created secondary zone in windows 2008 r2 based server. try transfer zone bind linux. transfer fails. error is:

the dns server encountered problem while attempting load zone. transfer of zone data master server failed.  correct problem either press f5, or on action menu, click refresh.  more information troubleshooting dns zone problems, see help.

i verified , server allowed transfer zone. moreover, able transfer zone using nslookup /ls <zone>.

any advice highly appreciated.

i don't have prior experience in bind linux server didn't search , find following:

1. older bind servers use uncompressed zone transfer format. default, servers running windows server 2008 (and later version bind servers) use faster, compressed format during zone transfers. accommodate zone transfer older bind servers, must change advanced server options @ dns servers running windows server 2008.

source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731210.aspx

2. if want bind hold primary zone domain need delegate each of sub-domains holding service records ms dns. means delegating each of following:

• _msdcs
• _sites
• _udp
• _tcp
• domaindnszones
• forestdnszones (root domain zone only)

each dc (assuming host dns on dcs) hold primary copy of sub-domains above, , could, potentially, configure each hold secondary copy of main zone.

if prefer other way around, replicating ms dns bind, configure primary zone on ms dns, , secondary on bind, removes need delegation unless not want replicate service records well.

dynamic updates sent server listed in soa record, either configuration wouldn't matter dns servers gave clients.

source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-us/05cce02e-61d7-4b69-bd7d-1a792930f757/add-a-windows-dns-server-to-linux-bind-environment

hope helps you

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