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Windows Server Forum / Windows NT / DNS / August 2004NT DNS not resolving external addresses
I am trying to get my NT DNS working properly so I can migrate to WS2K3. One problem I can't seem to get beyond is that the DNS doesn't resolve external addresses on the Internet and I think it should. For example, if my clients have my internal DNS address and an external DNS server I can ping www.yahoo.com. If I only have the ijnhternal DNS IP address listed it can't resolve the name. Shouldn't DNS resolve all names for me without the individual client workstations going to the external nameserver for resolution? Thanks, PaulW >I am trying to get my NT DNS working properly so I can >migrate to WS2K3. One problem I can't seem to get beyond [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >individual client workstations going to the external >nameserver for resolution? No. DNS only can resolve names fro domains it is authoritative for (or knows about). If the domain has no records on the DNS server, it can't resolve for that domain. That's why you configure DNS forwarders on your internal systems (which you apparently have not), so all unresolved queries get forwarded to the next DNS in line. Jeff > I am trying to get my NT DNS working properly so I can > migrate to WS2K3. One problem I can't seem to get beyond [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > individual client workstations going to the external > nameserver for resolution? IN the DNS management console, click on the properties of the DNS server. On the Forwarders tab configure your ISP's DNS as forwarders.  SignatureBest regards, Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] Hope This Helps ============================ -- When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. To respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email. ========================================== http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ ========================================== Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: It will strip signature out and more http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ ========================================== Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with OEBackup: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx ========================================== Kevin I create a new zone for my domain but it can't resolve it. Previously it was ok until yesterday. Only this site others are ok. Pls advise Regards Daniel > In news:16f701c46f4d$48861c10$a401280a@phx.gbl, > PaulW <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> posted a question [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > IN the DNS management console, click on the properties of the DNS server. On > the Forwarders tab configure your ISP's DNS as forwarders. > Kevin > I create a new zone for my domain but it can't resolve > it. > Previously it was ok until yesterday. Only this site > others are ok. > Pls advise Could you clarify the "it can't resolve it" part? Are you using nslookup? Might I suggest you download and use Netdig from www.mvptools.com to check your DNS resolution, it doesn't append suffixes from the system resolver like nslookup does, and it doesn't perform a reverse lookup on the DNS IP every time you make a query with it. It only requires you have .NET framework installed if you run netdig from a local disk. If Netdig is run from a network drive you have to adjust the trust on the Netdig.exe and netdig.com files using the adjust trust wizard in .NET framework. SignatureBest regards, Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] Hope This Helps ================================================ -- When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue, to respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email address. ================================================ http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ ================================================ Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: It will strip signature out and more http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ ================================================ Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with OEBackup: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx ================================================ |
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