DNS and ISP

[Erik]

Hi all,
I use a W2K DC with AD domain <internal.company.com> setup. DNS-server is
running on this DC.
Two forward lookup zones are setup: <.> and <internal.company.com>. Both
integrated with AD.
Clients have been connecting to the internet through a proxyserver but now I
added an ADSL-router to the network and want the clients to use this router
(through NAT).
The DNS-server does not handle lookups outside the local network. How do I
setup the DNS-server to pass through a DNS-lookup request to the DNS-server
of my ISP?

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In

Hi all,
I use a W2K DC with AD domain <internal.company.com> setup.
DNS-server is running on this DC.
Two forward lookup zones are setup: <.> and <internal.company.com>.
Both integrated with AD.
Clients have been connecting to the internet through a proxyserver
but now I added an ADSL-router to the network and want the clients to
use this router (through NAT).
The DNS-server does not handle lookups outside the local network. How
do I setup the DNS-server to pass through a DNS-lookup request to the
DNS-server of my ISP?

Delete the <.> forward lookup zone.
It will then start resolving internet names, you can optionally
(recommended) enable forwarders to your ISP on the Forwarders Tab.
300202 - HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&FR=1
BTW, all Win2k and newer members of your Win2k Domain must use the local DNS
server only.

 

[Erik]

In

Delete the <.> forward lookup zone.
It will then start resolving internet names, you can optionally
(recommended) enable forwarders to your ISP on the Forwarders Tab.
300202 - HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&FR=1
BTW, all Win2k and newer members of your Win2k Domain must use the local DNS
server only.

Thanks for your reply.
I prefer your recommended method but unfortunately I cannot enter any
IP-address on the Forwarders Tab.
All options on the Tab are unavailable (grey).
Before I try and mix up something: Do I have to delete the <.> zone and then
afterwards enable forwarders? Or is it possible to enable forwarders without
deleting the <.> zone?

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In Erik <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:

and then afterwards enable forwarders?

Yes

Or is it possible to enable

forwarders without deleting the <.> zone?

No

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

This article may help:

298148 HOWTO: Remove the Root Zone (Dot Zone)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298148

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In

Thanks for your reply.
I prefer your recommended method but unfortunately I cannot enter any
IP-address on the Forwarders Tab.
All options on the Tab are unavailable (grey).
Before I try and mix up something: Do I have to delete the <.> zone
and then afterwards enable forwarders? Or is it possible to enable
forwarders without deleting the <.> zone?

Deleting it, as Kevin recommended, is the preferred and recommended method
and is the consensus by everyone in this newsgroup as well as the MS
engineers. It does not harm anything and it will actually help. It even
tells you to do that in that link to that article Kevin previously supplied
you.

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Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

 

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

E> How do I setup the DNS-server to pass through a DNS-lookup
E> request to the DNS-server of my ISP?

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