Internal DNS Name should be myregistereddomain.local?

[aldi]

Hello all,

I'm upgrading from sbs 4.5 domain to sbs 2003 and while doing a couple of demo installation it recommends to create an internal DNS name with the .local extension.

My question is: Should I call the Internal DNS the same as my registered domain but with the .local? Even though i'm not hosting a web server for my domain.

Do the internal and external domain have to be name related?

EI: External - myregistereddomain.com
Internal - myregistereddomain.local

Or they can be two completely different names?

EI: External - myregistereddomain.com
Internal - anyname.local

What if later i decide to host my website, is there going to be an issue with any of the namings above?

Read an article a while ago that recommended to stay away from the .local naming for the internal

If i'm not too clear above my questions please be patient and let me know that i can try to clarify them for you.

Thanks a lot,

 

[Serbtastic]

You can name them anything you want, they don't have to be related.
No issue if later hosting a website.