DNS Problem?

[GPillion]

Hey People,
How is everyone?
I have a small network set up. I am running Win2000 Server
setup as a PDC. I have a DSL modem and nodes hooked to a
Linksys 4 port broadband router. DHCP/DNS details to
follow. I have workstations with WindowsXP and Win98se.
The Win98 machines aquire dynamic info from DHCP, logon to
the network domain, can access the network shares, and
Internet; everything works great with them.
The XP machine, can access one thing at a time, either
Internet, OR Network; Not both at the same time. I had
DHCP runnning on the router. Then I disabled it on there
and set it up on on the server (which the 98 machines
worked great on)same thing.
Then I tried all static: In the network properties, on the
XP machine, DNS search order: if the server IP is on the
top (primary), it will access the domain, not the
internet; if the ISP address(s) is on top, it will access
the internet not the network. When it was running in
dynamic mode, if I change the dns order in DHCP on server
it will do the same as just mentioned above.
Am I missing something simple here?
Help,
GP

 

[David Jones]

Yes, you're missing something simple, but don't worry,
you're far from the first.

Set all workstations to point to the DC as their DNS
server, either via DHCP or static, it doesn't matter.

Now, on the DC, open Administrative Tools->DNS.
Expand <yourserver>, then right-click <yourserver> and
choose Properties.
There should be a "Forwarders" tab, click it.
Add your ISP's DNS servers as forwarders on this tab.
OK the dialogs.

What this does is send everything to your DC first - if
it's something on the LAN, the DC will reply back. If
it's something on the Internet, the DC will send it off
to the forwarders (your ISP's servers) and allow Internet
DNS resolution.

 

[Gpillion]

Thank You for the awesome response.
When I go to do that, under the Fowarders tab it
says, "Fowarders are not available because this is a root
server." What now?

 

[Ron Lowe]

Thank You for the awesome response.
When I go to do that, under the Fowarders tab it
says, "Fowarders are not available because this is a root
server." What now?

Delete the root ( dot ) zone from the DNS server.

This was set up by a wizard with odd assumptions.
That's one reason I usually manually create the DNS
zone for the domain before running DCPROMO.

 

[GPillion]

That Works,
Thanks very much!

-----Original Message-----



Delete the root ( dot ) zone from the DNS server.

This was set up by a wizard with odd assumptions.
That's one reason I usually manually create the DNS
zone for the domain before running DCPROMO.

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Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking


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