Windows Server DNS: Setting up a route without using hosts file?

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Hi all,
I think this is a simple one. At work, we have an SBS 2003 server running Active Directory, as well as a Linux web development server. The internet comes in through a Draytek 2800G router.

I have the webdev server setup so that it responds as follows:
Code:
%winddir\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

intranet           192.168.8.5
intranet.site1    192.168.8.5
intranet.site2    192.168.8.5

etc etc. Currently, I add these to a login script that copies across a hosts file stored on the server. This works OK, but on computers that log on as low privilege users, the permissions stop the file being copied.

Can I add these routes into the router somewhere to make it easier to manage? Alternatively, is there an easier way to manage with the features in SBS 2003?

Matt
 
You have active directory, meaning you most certainly have DNS

logon to the server, open admin tools > dns, expand your domain and add the 3 entries you have in as A records, or add an A record for the linux server and 3 CNAME (alias) records for those entries

its childsplay :D
 
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