Active directory dns confusion

[dnutan (Marc)]

How to choose the correct name for an Active Directory Domain

EDIT: I opened this topic indirectly encouraged by @davidep . He commented my answer regarding the name for the internal domain ( Mail bounced (user unknow in virtual mailbox table) ), considering articles that I mentioned, very useful. In his comment, he summarized very well what was important to remember, quoting from these articles: "Because the DNS names of all the nodes that require name resolution include the Internet DNS domain name for the organization, choose an Internet DNS domain n…

How to name the AD domain?

I have a problem with naming the Active Directory domain of an internal server. According to https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Active_Directory_Naming_FAQ#How_Should_I_Name_My_Domain.3F https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726016(v=ws.10).aspx https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/34981.best-practices-for-internal-ad-domain-and-network-names.aspx you have some options to name your AD domain: The domain you use publicly (e.g. example.com) This is not …