DNS Troubles

AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
I will try to explain the problem the best I can. One of the companies I work for is having some problems.. The clients are using active directory and the server is set up to do DNS. The problem is that when the clients are set up to get DNS from the server they can't access the internet but they will be able to get files off the server. If you set the clients to use the public DNS supplied by the ISP they can get to the internet but sometimes they won't be able to access files on the server, or it will be really slow accessing files/folders. Do you all have any ideas of how I should set this up to get everything working? TIA I really need it :)

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  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Sounds like you need to set up the DNS forwarding on your server to use your ISP's DNS server for external queries.

    This site explains how http://www.petri.co.il/configure_dns_forwarding.htm
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    On your server:

    Administrative tools->DNS->*right click on DNS server of choice*->forwarders->

    Add an IP of your clients ISP DNS, I have four entries just incase my ISP's go down at work..

    //Edit: Beaten by Necropolis.. but only because I was doing a screenshot :p
  • AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
    edited June 2004
    Necropolis_UK wrote:
    Sounds like you need to set up the DNS forwarding.

    This site explains how http://www.petri.co.il/configure_dns_forwarding.htm

    I will give that a try when I head over there today. Thank you both! :Rocker:
  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Shorty wrote:
    On your server:

    Administrative tools->DNS->*right click on DNS server of choice*->forwarders->

    Add an IP of your clients ISP DNS, I have four entries just incase my ISP's go down at work..

    //Edit: Beaten by Necropolis.. but only because I was doing a screenshot :p


    Too slow ;D :ukflag:
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited June 2004
    your dns server might be overloaded. can you add a secondary dns server for load balancing?
  • AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
    edited June 2004
    Bud wrote:
    your dns server might be overloaded. can you add a secondary dns server for load balancing?

    The server is a dual xeon (I forget the speed) and there are only ~10 client computers, I doubt it's being overloaded.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited June 2004
    never mind, what about bandwidth? How is the dns setup? and what os? also what other things does this server do (dhcp, etc)
  • AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
    edited June 2004
    Ok here's the update: I tried to do the forwarders but it won't let me because "this is a root server" how can I get around this?

    //EDIT: I figured it out, I will post how when i get a chance.
  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Penguin_5333 wrote:
    Ok here's the update: I tried to do the forwarders but it won't let me because "this is a root server" how can I get around this?

    //EDIT: I figured it out, I will post how when i get a chance.

    That would be this page then ;)

    http://www.petri.co.il/no_forwarding_or_root_hints_on_dns_server.htm
  • AuthorityActionAuthorityAction Missouri Member
    edited June 2004
    Necropolis_UK wrote:
    That would be this page then ;)

    http://www.petri.co.il/no_forwarding_or_root_hints_on_dns_server.htm

    Yep, that's how to fix it. Thanks for all your help everyone!
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