thank you, this was successfull -----Original Message----- From: Parker, Edward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:05 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS
To ensure query the root servers is working, run the following from the console of your 2000 DNS server. >From a CMD prompt >Nslookup >Set norec >Set nosearch >www.compaq.com. <---Yes use the trailing "." this should list root servers....since you are hitting the local DNS server that is non-authoritative for compaq.com...(unless you work at Compaq) change your server to a root server listed. (if nothing is listed, turn recursion back on. Set rec. Re-Run the query, Then turn it back off. This should put Compaq.com in cache.) >server e.root-servers.net ?www.compaq.com. <---Yes use the trailing "." change to one of their name servers >server name.name.compaq.com ask again >www.compaq.com. <---Yes use the trailing "." If all this worked, then you are querying the root zones, or at least have the potential to if your servers are configured correctly. -----Original Message----- From: Linton Smith (WBTQ) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 10:31 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS The cache is only populated as clients request resolution of something, so differences in the cache are nothing to be concerned about. Like I said, you should try clearing the cache. No harm will come from this - it will be repopulated as per client requests. To rule out firewalls, filters and proxies, you can simply try pinging a name. Clear the DNS cache, and then clear the TCP/IP client cache on the workstation you are testing with (ipconfig /flushdns). Then, from a cmd prompt, type "ping www.msn.com" (without quotes). If you see it pinging an IP number, then you know it resolved. Don't worry if the ping itself fails - most sites will block pings. We only want to ensure that the name is resolved to an IP number. Assuming it did, you should then see entries for com, msn, www in the DNS cache. HTH, Linton -----Original Message----- From: Rittenhouse, Cindy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 11:12 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS You may be onto something here, I noticed that the Cache listing on my old NT DNS server contains many more entries than the new 2000 DNS server. It finally found www.msn.com, but it took almost 90 minutes for all the msn information to appear in cached lookups. When I go to msn and click a link to another site, I get page cannot be displayed. So, now I am not sure if I am dealing with a DNS configuration issue or could it be a network issues. However, our Novell DNS server, which is on the same switch, is working perfectly. -----Original Message----- From: Linton Smith (WBTQ) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 17:12 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS You're right - it should. In DNS Admin, choose View, Advanced so you can see the DNS cached entries. Select the cache, right click and choose Clear Cache. Then go to a cmd prompt on the client you are using for testing (this might be the server itself) and type ipconfig /flushdns. Try resolving again. HTH, Linton -----Original Message----- From: Rittenhouse, Cindy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 5:01 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS We don't want to use our ISP's DNS servers because they are unreliable and we have had problems with them in the past. Why can't my 2000 DNS server query the root servers directly? -----Original Message----- From: DeGrands, Charles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 16:54 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS You need to enable that and then add your ISP's DNS servers to the field. -----Original Message----- From: Rittenhouse, Cindy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 1:37 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS Enable Forwarders is not checked. -----Original Message----- From: Hutchins, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 16:26 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS On the server do a right click, go to properties. See on the forwarders tab if forwarders are enabled, but forwarding server list is blank. -----Original Message----- From: Rittenhouse, Cindy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 2:22 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [ActiveDir] setting up DNS I am trying to setup a Windows 2000 DNS server to prepare for active directory. We are still an NT4.0 domain. I followed the guidelines in Q300202 How to Configure DNS for Internet Access. I created a forward lookup zone for what will be our active directory domain (an internal domain name). It is the first DNS server, standard primary, I removed the "." under forward lookup zone and the root hints are there. The server is pointing to itself for DNS. I don't understand why it won't resolve internet names. I can ping outside the network with no problem, and if I enter the IP address of the local Novell DNS server, name resolution is fine. Any ideas? Is there a group specifically devoted to DNS issues? This is not a good start. 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