Internal DNS

[Marty]

Hello. Our web server's DNS is being hosted by an
external source, and when I try to get to my web server
from an anywhere public, it will resolve without typing
www. When I try it internally, it will not resolve, but
www will resolve internally. What do I need to do to my
internal DNS server to have it resolve to the internal web
site without typing the www first?

Thanks

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In Marty <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: Hello. Our web server's DNS is being hosted by an
: external source, and when I try to get to my web server
: from an anywhere public, it will resolve without typing
: www. When I try it internally, it will not resolve, but
: www will resolve internally. What do I need to do to my
: internal DNS server to have it resolve to the internal web
: site without typing the www first?
:
: Thanks

In your local DNS server, in the zone for the domain the webserver is
hosting the website for you need a blank host with the webserver IP.
It'll bark at you and say (same as parent folder) is not a valid host name
click OK create the record anyway.
If your using AD and the AD domain name is the same as the webserver hosted
domain you won't be able to do this because DCs will create blank records
for all IP on them. This record is required for the Domain Dfs Shares i.e.
\\domain.com\SYSVOL if the web server is not on a DC you can't use the
record. You can add it but it will interfere with the Domain Dfs shares and
you will get inconsistant behavior applying group policies. Group policies
are in \\domain.com\SYSVOL\domain.com\policies and this share is only on
DCs.

 

[Ulf B. Simon-Weidner]

Hello. Our web server's DNS is being hosted by an
external source, and when I try to get to my web server
from an anywhere public, it will resolve without typing
www. When I try it internally, it will not resolve, but
www will resolve internally. What do I need to do to my
internal DNS server to have it resolve to the internal web
site without typing the www first?

Thanks

Hi Marty,

the problem is that you are propably using the same domainname as your active
directory domain. Then the domain controllers will configure themselves for the
queries asking for the domain-dns-name, and you shouldn't change that. Else you
will get problems with the synchronisation of directory informations like
logon-scripts, policies, ...

The only possibility which is reasonable and comes to my mind is that you use a
domain name which is different from your ad domain. Not sure if you want that.
I'd really go with the fqdn including www.

Sorry that I couldn't tell you anything else.

Gruesse - Sincerely,

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner