DNS

Hi

on my sbs 2000 server, if i go into the the properties of
my lan connection and then the properties of tcp/ip, on
the general tab my Preferred DNS server is the ip address
of my SBS 2000 server and the alternate DNS Server is the
127.0.0.1 address.

Is this correct?

Do i need to put in the DNS Server of my ISP somewhere?
I thought that this was the spot.

If i go into admin tools and then dns and right click on
my server, on the interfaces tab it is set to "only the
following IP address" which has the ip address of my
server. Is this correct?

On the forwarders tab it says it is not available because
this is a root server. Is this correct?

I am confused. Something does not sound right to me.

Please help someone.

franzf
Wed Sep 10 20:42:03 CDT 2003

Sue,

As a confirmation of your TCP/IP and DNs settings, I agree that the
internal IP of the server should be listed as the preferrred DNs for all
enalbed interfaces.
We typically see the loopback IP listed in alternate DNS and I recommend
removing and leaving no alternate unless you have another DNS installed in
the LAN.

In the properties of the servername in DNS Console, on the interfaces tab,
listening on only the following (and showing only the internal IP) is fine
and correct if the ISP is hosting your DNs records for you. If YOU are
hosting the unique DNS records (and most SBS configurations do not) then
you would set it to
listen on all interfaces and make sure both the LAN and WAN were listed.

On the Forwarders tab, if enabling Forwarders is not possible because you
are the root of the Internet. then close the properties, and examine the
Forward Lookup Zone. Chances are you will see a zone "." Please delete
it, thne create a new FLZ, Active Directory Intergrated, to be your fqdn
internally.
After this, you should be able to enabled Forwarders and add both the
primary and secondary from the ISP. The ISPs DNS servers should only need
to be listed in the Forwarders.

The SBS Internet Connection Wizard (ICW) will do this stuff for you.

291382 Frequently Asked Questions About Windows 2000 DNS and Windows Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=291382

Franz Foster
Microsoft Technical Support
franzf@online.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

sue
Wed Sep 10 21:23:25 CDT 2003

thanks Franz
I have done this.
I did find "." and deleted it.
Then i created a fqdn (server.domainname.com.au) forward
zone and put in my ISP primary dns and secondary Dns
server ip addresses.

There is another forward zone called domainname.com.au in
there. Do i leave this in there or delete it?

Could this be why i could not send mail out? I can
receive mail just fine using pop3 but was getting
undeliverables when trying to send mail.

Here is the error

our message did not reach some or all of the intended
recipients.

Subject: RE: test 1
Sent: 10/09/2003 8:01 PM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

'Y@sce.com.au' on 10/09/2003 8:12 PM
The destination server for this recipient
could not be found in Domain Name Service (DNS). Please
verify the email address and retry. If that fails,
contact your administrator.
<servername.domainname.com.au #5.4.0>


thanks



>-----Original Message-----
>Sue,
>
>As a confirmation of your TCP/IP and DNs settings, I
agree that the
>internal IP of the server should be listed as the
preferrred DNs for all
>enalbed interfaces.
>We typically see the loopback IP listed in alternate DNS
and I recommend
>removing and leaving no alternate unless you have another
DNS installed in
>the LAN.
>
>In the properties of the servername in DNS Console, on
the interfaces tab,
>listening on only the following (and showing only the
internal IP) is fine
>and correct if the ISP is hosting your DNs records for
you. If YOU are
>hosting the unique DNS records (and most SBS
configurations do not) then
>you would set it to
>listen on all interfaces and make sure both the LAN and
WAN were listed.
>
>On the Forwarders tab, if enabling Forwarders is not
possible because you
>are the root of the Internet. then close the properties,
and examine the
>Forward Lookup Zone. Chances are you will see a
zone "." Please delete
>it, thne create a new FLZ, Active Directory Intergrated,
to be your fqdn
>internally.
>After this, you should be able to enabled Forwarders and
add both the
>primary and secondary from the ISP. The ISPs DNS servers
should only need
>to be listed in the Forwarders.
>
>The SBS Internet Connection Wizard (ICW) will do this
stuff for you.
>
>291382 Frequently Asked Questions About Windows 2000 DNS
and Windows Server
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=291382
>
>Franz Foster
>Microsoft Technical Support
>franzf@online.microsoft.com
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>
>.
>