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DNS Internal <-> External Problem (if not found in one DNS look into the other place)
Hello,
we have a DNS server with the domain ddd.no
we have two domains that we use to point our users to our web servers www.ddd.no & w3.ddd.no
now we bought and external web hosting plan (to build some sites outside our network) whish is test.ddd.no & portal.ddd.no
how we can make things work that users in the LAN have normal access to the old sites with no problem and if some one use portal.ddd.no then it will point him to the external site.
with no need to configure portal.ddd.no & test.ddd.no in our DNS server (the internal server on our LAN)
what I mean if the sub-domain test , portal or what ever sub-domain if it in not configured on our DNS server then it will look for it in the internet.
Thank you
we have a DNS server with the domain ddd.no
we have two domains that we use to point our users to our web servers www.ddd.no & w3.ddd.no
now we bought and external web hosting plan (to build some sites outside our network) whish is test.ddd.no & portal.ddd.no
how we can make things work that users in the LAN have normal access to the old sites with no problem and if some one use portal.ddd.no then it will point him to the external site.
with no need to configure portal.ddd.no & test.ddd.no in our DNS server (the internal server on our LAN)
what I mean if the sub-domain test , portal or what ever sub-domain if it in not configured on our DNS server then it will look for it in the internet.
Thank you
ASKER
thanks for the info
so what I can do instead ???
so what I can do instead ???
ASKER
by the way
we are using Windows 2003
we are using Windows 2003
You must manually specify the records in your own DNS Server. There's no way around it I'm afraid, it's just how DNS is designed to work.
You could potentially rename your internal domain to remove the conflict, but it's a pretty painful process and not something I generally recommend.
Chris
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You must manually specify the records in your own DNS Server
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what do you mean by that
the external sites are portal.ddd.no & test.ddd.no
so how I can configure an internal addresses portal.ddd.no & test.ddd.no to work with the external addresses !?!
I know my question is dump but I just need more details to make it work in any way
Thanks again for your help
You must manually specify the records in your own DNS Server
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what do you mean by that
the external sites are portal.ddd.no & test.ddd.no
so how I can configure an internal addresses portal.ddd.no & test.ddd.no to work with the external addresses !?!
I know my question is dump but I just need more details to make it work in any way
Thanks again for your help
You need to create two A records for those two hosts in your DNS.
Open the DNS MMC, drill down to the ddd.no domain, right click on it and create a new A record for each of the two machines. portal.ddd.no, then fill in its internet IP address. Do the same for test.ddd.no
Cheers,
Shoota
Open the DNS MMC, drill down to the ddd.no domain, right click on it and create a new A record for each of the two machines. portal.ddd.no, then fill in its internet IP address. Do the same for test.ddd.no
Cheers,
Shoota
ASKER
but both use the same server (one dedicated IP)
I think I'll make only one record to the IP and then use sub-director to each site
this is the easiest one I think,,, right ?
I think I'll make only one record to the IP and then use sub-director to each site
this is the easiest one I think,,, right ?
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Thanks,
I'll test that tomorrow
I'll test that tomorrow
ASKER
Thank you,
it's worked now
it's worked now
Hi,
I'm afraid you cannot.
If you tell your DNS Server it's in charge of ddd.no (by adding it as a Forward Lookup Zone) then you must tell it all records you want to resolve within that domain hierarchy.
You cannot forward out unresolved requests for a domain your name server is authoritative for - it's just not how DNS works.
Chris