dns forwarders

[Guest]

Hello,

I have a windows 2000 domain controller thats running DNS services. When I
go into the properties to setup the ISP's dns in the DNS forwarders its
grayed out with "server is root server and can't forward.

Without the forwarder I have to use the ISP dns for the clients and its
giving me netlogon errors and slow login times.

Any help is appreciated.

--Mike

 

[Alexander Alexeev]

There might be an official and recommended method for this, but when I had
exactly the same issue, all I did was deleted the root "." zone from the DNS
server. Waited a while for the server to refresh its data (probably did a
restart of the DNS as well) - and the Forwarders tab became accessible,
since the DNS did not think of itself as the root server anymore.

Hope this helps.
Alex A

 

[Guest]

Sounds like a plan.

Thanks,

 

[Herb Martin]

There might be an official and recommended method for this, but when I had
exactly the same issue, all I did was deleted the root "." zone from the
DNS server. Waited a while for the server to refresh its data (probably
did a restart of the DNS as well) - and the Forwarders tab became
accessible, since the DNS did not think of itself as the root server
anymore.

That's the official recommendation. <grin>

Keep passing on what you learn.

 

[Guest]

Deleted root zone and restarted DNS.
Forwarder tab now available.

Thanks,

There might be an official and recommended method for this, but when I had
exactly the same issue, all I did was deleted the root "." zone from the
DNS server. Waited a while for the server to refresh its data (probably
did a restart of the DNS as well) - and the Forwarders tab became
accessible, since the DNS did not think of itself as the root server
anymore.

That's the official recommendation. <grin>

Keep passing on what you learn.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
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