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I have a Windows 2003 Standard Server which should be hosting my domain and website. Because I want to install Exchange 2003 on this server I have installed Active Directory. The active directory has the same name as my internet domain name. The server has an internal and an external NIC.
Internal NIC:
IP: 192.168.0.110
subnet: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: -
DNS: 192.168.0.110
External NIC
IP: various public ip´s
subnet: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: default gateway isp
DNS: 192.168.0.110
Now I have to setup my DNS server... One thing I am sure I have to do is to setup a forward lookup zone which points to my isp dns servers. How do I set this up, and what do I have to do more?
At the moment dcdiag give me the following error:
Domain Controller Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SE
Starting test: Connectivity
The host HEXADECIMALNUMBER._msdcs.M
IP address. Check the DNS server, DHCP, server name, etc
Although the Guid DNS name
(HEXADECIMALNUMBER._msdcs.
be resolved, the server name (SERVERNAME.MYDOMAIN.com) resolved to
the IP address (192.168.0.110) and was pingable. Check that the IP
address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
......................... SERVERNAME failed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SE
Skipping all tests, because server SERVERNAME is
not responding to directory service requests
Netdiag gives me the following errors:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the name
'SERVERNAME.MYDOMAIN.com.'
The name SERVERNAME.MYDOMAIN.com.' may not be registered in DNS.
[WARNING] The DNS entries for this DC are not registered correctly on DNS server '192.168.0.110'. Please wait for 30 minutes for DNS server replication.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC registered.
DC list test . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
Failed to enumerate DCs by using the browser. [ERROR_NO_BROWSER_SERVERS_
All these thing I suppose have to do with my DNS settings. HOW TO SET MY DNS SETTINGS CORRECT STEP BY STEP?
In a short future we would like to host a few more domains on the same server. What changes should we make to run it all smoothly?
Thanks a lot!
I have a Windows 2003 Standard Server which should be hosting my domain and website. Because I want to install Exchange 2003 on this server I have installed Active Directory. The active directory has the same name as my internet domain name. The server has an internal and an external NIC.
Internal NIC:
IP: 192.168.0.110
subnet: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: -
DNS: 192.168.0.110
External NIC
IP: various public ip´s
subnet: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: default gateway isp
DNS: 192.168.0.110
Now I have to setup my DNS server... One thing I am sure I have to do is to setup a forward lookup zone which points to my isp dns servers. How do I set this up, and what do I have to do more?
At the moment dcdiag give me the following error:
Domain Controller Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SE
Starting test: Connectivity
The host HEXADECIMALNUMBER._msdcs.M
IP address. Check the DNS server, DHCP, server name, etc
Although the Guid DNS name
(HEXADECIMALNUMBER._msdcs.
be resolved, the server name (SERVERNAME.MYDOMAIN.com) resolved to
the IP address (192.168.0.110) and was pingable. Check that the IP
address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
......................... SERVERNAME failed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SE
Skipping all tests, because server SERVERNAME is
not responding to directory service requests
Netdiag gives me the following errors:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the name
'SERVERNAME.MYDOMAIN.com.'
The name SERVERNAME.MYDOMAIN.com.' may not be registered in DNS.
[WARNING] The DNS entries for this DC are not registered correctly on DNS server '192.168.0.110'. Please wait for 30 minutes for DNS server replication.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC registered.
DC list test . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
Failed to enumerate DCs by using the browser. [ERROR_NO_BROWSER_SERVERS_
All these thing I suppose have to do with my DNS settings. HOW TO SET MY DNS SETTINGS CORRECT STEP BY STEP?
In a short future we would like to host a few more domains on the same server. What changes should we make to run it all smoothly?
Thanks a lot!
It's too late now probably, but your AD domain should be different from any external domain you might be hosting a web site or have DNS on.
To clarify, DO NOT set up a "forward lookup zone"" to your iSP. You just need to configure forwarders on your DNS server. Go to the DNS management MMC, right click on it and select properties. Select the forwarders tab and enter the IP addresses (preferably 2) of your ISP's DNS servers.
Netman, shouldn't the external NIC be pointing to the ISP's DNS?
When you say you want to host "a few other domains", do you mean web sites, email or AD?
To clarify, DO NOT set up a "forward lookup zone"" to your iSP. You just need to configure forwarders on your DNS server. Go to the DNS management MMC, right click on it and select properties. Select the forwarders tab and enter the IP addresses (preferably 2) of your ISP's DNS servers.
Netman, shouldn't the external NIC be pointing to the ISP's DNS?
When you say you want to host "a few other domains", do you mean web sites, email or AD?
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Hello Antknee869,
Nothing is to late now, because everything is in a test environment at the moment.
Why should the AD domain be different? Isn´t it made to for it to have it the same name as my public domain?
By hosting a few other domains, I mean for website and mail, but the main purpose is for our own domain and website.
Nothing is to late now, because everything is in a test environment at the moment.
Why should the AD domain be different? Isn´t it made to for it to have it the same name as my public domain?
By hosting a few other domains, I mean for website and mail, but the main purpose is for our own domain and website.
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A question to Netman66,
You told me to let the internal and external ip point to my DNS. My DNS is running on the same machine, so which ip should I fill in for the DNS on the 2 NIC's? The public one or the private one?
What should be a good reason for not choosing to name the domain like mydomain.com instead of mydomain.local?
You told me to let the internal and external ip point to my DNS. My DNS is running on the same machine, so which ip should I fill in for the DNS on the 2 NIC's? The public one or the private one?
What should be a good reason for not choosing to name the domain like mydomain.com instead of mydomain.local?
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1) Make sure your internal and external NIC only point to your DNS.
2) Set up Forwarding to your ISP.
3) Your ISP will need to setup an MX record pointing to your Exchange Server so you can get external email.
4) You internal clients point only to your DNS.
Advise.