Could someone please explain to me the process of setting up DNS on Windows Server 2008 as a secondary to a BIND DNS Master.
The BIND master is setup and operating correctly as a Nameserver.
I'm trying to setup DNS in Windows Server 2008 to act as a secondary DNS nameserver, but when I attempt to transfer the zone data to the slave, Windows DNS gives me the following error:
"Zone Not Loaded by DNS Server – The DNS server encountered a problem while trying to load the zone. The transfer of zone data from the master server failed."
I think this might be because the BIND maser is not configured for zone transfers, however I read somewhere: "The default behaviour is to allow zone transfers to any host."
I am not too familiar with BIND, I've only used Windows DNS in the past.
Does anyone know where I might be going wrong, what I can do to fix this or explain to me how to setup the 2 servers correctly.
Best Answer
Add the ip address, or the host name of your Windows DNS server to the allow-transfer list. For example:
allow-transfer { 10.10.10.10; }.Make sure your firewall does not interfere.