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Never saw Windows DNS servers claim to be root servers. Only can imagine, that you didn't setup zones for your company.<br />

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Never saw Windows DNS servers claim to be root servers. Only can imagine, that you didn't setup zones for your company.


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I have a WAN system setup in the following Config<br />
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Melbourne<br />
Brisbane connected over Frame to<br />
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Sydney Server which is connected to the Internet.<br />
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The systems are running W2K domain controllers with DNS. I want to setup so that each DNS looks up local addresses and then forwards to the other before forwarding to the internet for public name resolution<br />
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each Brisbane -&gt; Sydney -&gt; Optus ISP DNS<br />
or &nbsp; Melbourne -&gt; Sydney -&gt; Optus ISP DNS<br />
or just Sydney -&gt; Optus ISP DNS<br />
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However the DNS servers do not allow me to put in Forwarders because they claim that the servers are root servers. Is there a way I can achieve what I desire?<br />

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I have a WAN system setup in the following Config

Melbourne
Brisbane connected over Frame to

Sydney Server which is connected to the Internet.

The systems are running W2K domain controllers with DNS. I want to setup so that each DNS looks up local addresses and then forwards to the other before forwarding to the internet for public name resolution

each Brisbane -> Sydney -> Optus ISP DNS
or   Melbourne -> Sydney -> Optus ISP DNS
or just Sydney -> Optus ISP DNS

However the DNS servers do not allow me to put in Forwarders because they claim that the servers are root servers. Is there a way I can achieve what I desire?


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