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Setup DNS on SBS 2003

I am trying to setup my server to be able to send and recieve e-mail for two domains. I can currently recieve mail externally but I can not send mail externally. Internally everything works fine. I believe I have narrowed the problem down to a problem with DNS.

The two domains that I am going to host are www.mcbreartyfamily.com and www.dmkmarketing.net. I have a dynamic ip address and am using DNSexit to resolve the IP address for my domains.

I have never setup DNS before. Can someone please walk me through it step by step.

Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Kevin

Sam Panwar

Hi ,

See the following article for DNS :

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814591

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323380

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323417

Fatal_Exception

I think we need a little more info.. for instance, are you running your own Exchange Server on this network? Does it involve a Domain Controller (if so, you already should have DNS setup)? Or are you just popping an external mail server, and sending using an external smtp server? Or, are you just using IIS and its mail services?

There are lots and lots of articles written on DNS, but for a start, here is one of the easiest to understand when setting up DNS for the first time on a Windows box:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/59d7a747-48dc-42cc-8986-c73db47398a2.mspx

10 DNS Errors That Will Kill Your Network

http://mcpmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=413

How do I install and configure Windows 2000 DNS server?

http://www.petri.co.il/install_and_configure_w2k_dns_server.htm

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Fatal_Exception

Missed the SBS part of the title! :)

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

I was wondering about that... :-)

Fatal_Exception

Yea, with SBS, all those questions I asked are irrevelent! Lol, eh? :o)

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

yup.

kmcbrearty

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Thanks for the help. I had entered the FQDN on DNSExit incorrectly. I didn't fully understand what they were asking for, but your explanation made a lot of sense. E-Mail is running just fine.

I appologize for the delay in getting back. With the holidays I was kind of busy, and through this whole process I hosed my SBS installation and had to reinstall.

Again thank you for the help.

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

no problem, glad it worked out for you!