DNS Forward

[ck]

Hi I have w2k Server w/AD, w2k professional clients. The clients are DHCP'd
from a router and I coded the router to give the 2kserver box as the DNS it
hands out with DHCP. My question is how do I configure the DNS server to
forward requests to the ISP DNS servers if the clients' request something
outside of our little network?
Thanks Everyone!!
~ck

 

[Chai]

Hi there,

Configure the DNS Server to enable forwarder and put your
ISP DNS Server IP Address on it.

Regard,
Chai

 

[Herb Martin]

Hi I have w2k Server w/AD, w2k professional clients. The clients are DHCP'd
from a router and I coded the router to give the 2kserver box as the DNS it
hands out with DHCP. My question is how do I configure the DNS server to
forward requests to the ISP DNS servers if the clients' request something
outside of our little network?

You pretty much said it so perhaps you want to know how to FIND the
"Forwarder tab" on your DNS server?

In DNSMgmt.msc, right-click on the DNS SERVER and select Properties,
Forwarders tab, and fill in the ISP DNS as a Forwarder.

You configured the clients correctly -- make sure ALL the internal machine
NICs (including the DNS and DCs) point ONLY to the INTERNAL DNS (set),
and let the internal DNS server(s) forward to the ISP.

I even have my "router" pointed to this internal set (because when it is a
client it
needs to resolve internal names too.) This is true even though MY Forwarder
is
also the router (rather than the ISP.) <grin>

Looks a little funny but EVERYTHING resolves from the internal servers which
forward to the router/firewall and it takes care of all the Internet
lookups.