changing the name of the dns domain controller?

[daniel]

Hi this is my problem:
I was previously unable to boot up my win 2000 clients
properly, because there were no static ip addresses set on
the server....and it got hung up trying to connect to the
domain. To solve this problem...we gave the server a
static IP address, and on the client we set the preffered
dns to the ip of the server, and everything worked out
just fine.
Now the problem: the domain name on our local server is
for example: advsigns.com
and our website which is located outside of our network
stored on a hosts server which we pay for hosting is ALSO
called advsigns.com (www.advsigns.com)
So now when i try to access the website from one of the
windows 2000 clients via internet explorer...it doesnt
connect to the site...I think since it has the same name
as the server which it authenticates into..it is getting
confused and doesnt leave our internal network!
So what can i do? do i change the name of the dns on our
local server to a different name than our website? if
so..is there an easy way to do this? i.e. simply changing
the name in the dns under administrative tools on the
server? or do i need to use dcpromo to first demote the
server and remove the dns and then make a brand new one
and promote it?? is this trickey?..i neer used dcpromo
before... or can i just simply change the name
somewhere..if so where and how??
Please help!!
thank you,
---daniel

 

[Scott Harding - MS MVP]

You cannot change you local domain name and that is not needed. Just create
a new A record and call it www in your local DNS server and give it the real
Internet IP address. This is a very common problem when people name thier
internal domain name the same as thier real internet name. Best practice is
to make your Internal name different but there is not a lot you can do about
it now but it should be fine.

 

[daniel]

ok...so how do i find out the ip #'s for the website?? or
do i type in the actual name not numbers?

 

[daniel]

I called my web host and he said there is not 1 ip address
dedicated for my site...rather it manages over 250
different sites..so what do you think i should do in this
case?
thank you,
--daniel

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

In

I called my web host and he said there is not 1 ip address
dedicated for my site...rather it manages over 250
different sites..so what do you think i should do in this
case?

Here is your IP address.
QUESTION SECTION:

www.advsigns.com. IN A

ANSWER SECTION:

www.advsigns.com. 903 IN A 216.226.136.240

 

[daniel]

how did you find out this info? i would love to know..so i
can check some other sites.thanks alot
---daniel

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

In

how did you find out this info? i would love to know..so i
can check some other sites.thanks alot
---daniel

I used Netdig (created by William Stacey) available from www.mvptools.com it
has a Windows version that runs in a GUI. Nslookup ships with Win2k XP and
Win2k3 runs in a command line, it has a few little bugs in it but it will
work.
Here is a sample using nslookup:
W:\>nslookup
Default Server: kjweb.lsaol.com
Address: 192.168.0.2

server 151.164.1.8

Default Server: dns1.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net
Address: 151.164.1.8

www.advsigns.com.

Server: dns1.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net
Address: 151.164.1.8

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.advsigns.com
Address: 216.226.136.240

Netdig is my tool of choice because you can create a shortcut on your
desktop you just click on.