I can not enable the DNS forwarder

[Klean Xhelilaj]

Hello all,
I have some problem.
I want to add a DNS forwarder but when I do properties on the name
server and then I click on the Forwarders tab, the Enable Forwarders
checkbo is not activated and I can not check it.
Please help as I need to access the Internet from my subnet.
Thanks,
Klean...

 

[Guest]

I went through this pain myself, you need to DELETE the "." root entry in DNS manager. Delete it go back to your properties and you'll be able to use forwarding. There is a Microsoft article about it along with others available on the web...

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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Hello all,
I have some problem.
I want to add a DNS forwarder but when I do properties on the name
server and then I click on the Forwarders tab, the Enable Forwarders
checkbo is not activated and I can not check it.
Please help as I need to access the Internet from my subnet.
Thanks,
Klean...

You'll need to delete the Root zone first. Once that's done, then try it
again.

If you're not sure how to delete the root zone, this article shows you
exactly how to do it:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202



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[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

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Hello all,
I have some problem.
I want to add a DNS forwarder but when I do properties on the name
server and then I click on the Forwarders tab, the Enable Forwarders
checkbo is not activated and I can not check it.
Please help as I need to access the Internet from my subnet.
Thanks,
Klean...

Open Forward Lookup zones in DNS, Delete the "." zone, close and re-open the
console. Then you can enable a forwarder.