DNS entry question

I have a unique scenario that I'd like some assistance with.

I have a corporate LAN that uses Novell, an AD domain where SPPS lies and
users connecting over the web.

If I create links for sites such as http://sharepoint/sites/xxx they work
only for users that I've added a host file entry in for. Their is some
problem with the AD DNS. Aside from that, since most of the users are a
member of the Novell NDS then they use different DNS and therefore cannot
resolve that address. To make a site viewable by both I have to enter it as
http://sharepoint.companyname.com/sites/xxx

The third group is coming in over the web and using their AD account
information to authenticate. I believe that they will need the links in the
second format, but I'm not sure.

Can anyone tell me what I'm forgetting here, aside from getting the AD DNS
issue resolved which only impacts computers in that domain, which there are
none at this moment.

Thanks.

Bill
Mon Sep 27 21:09:02 CDT 2004

Move AD DNS back to standard DNS that uses text files. Whenever I have an
issue with DNS in AD, this is my first move.

Secondly, ensure you have host headers setup for your VS in IIS that maps
internal and external names to the VS. If needed, create some additional
VSs and extend and map them back to your portal using different host headers
for each VS.

Finally, ensure that your Novell and AD DNSs are replicating between each
other (secondary DNS) so that regardless of which DNS server the users use,
they get the same resolutions.

HTH.

--

Bill English
www.mindsharp.com
sharepointdiscussions@yahoogroups.com


"cyberpunk1" <NON@aNON.COM> wrote in message
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>I have a unique scenario that I'd like some assistance with.
>
> I have a corporate LAN that uses Novell, an AD domain where SPPS lies and
> users connecting over the web.
>
> If I create links for sites such as http://sharepoint/sites/xxx they work
> only for users that I've added a host file entry in for. Their is some
> problem with the AD DNS. Aside from that, since most of the users are a
> member of the Novell NDS then they use different DNS and therefore cannot
> resolve that address. To make a site viewable by both I have to enter it
> as http://sharepoint.companyname.com/sites/xxx
>
> The third group is coming in over the web and using their AD account
> information to authenticate. I believe that they will need the links in
> the second format, but I'm not sure.
>
> Can anyone tell me what I'm forgetting here, aside from getting the AD DNS
> issue resolved which only impacts computers in that domain, which there
> are none at this moment.
>
> Thanks.
>