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Ok I did the dcdiag but it says Error: &quot;Forwarders list has invalid forwarder: xx.xx.xx.xx&quot;<br />
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But its not an invalid forwarder. These are what we use.<br />
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Any explanation?
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Ok I did the dcdiag but it says Error: "Forwarders list has invalid forwarder: xx.xx.xx.xx"

But its not an invalid forwarder. These are what we use.

Any explanation?

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Do you forward to the root-hints or your ISP DNS and how many forwarders do you use?<br />
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SG
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Do you forward to the root-hints or your ISP DNS and how many forwarders do you use?

SG

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We don't forward to the root hints. The IPS in the forwards are external DNS servers.
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We don't forward to the root hints. The IPS in the forwards are external DNS servers.

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Is it possible to use dig to verify that forwarders on DCs are working?<br />
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I ask because once in a while some folks can't get to the internet and I don't always want to have to log onto the DC to verify they are working.<br />
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Any way I can do this from my workstation using DIG?
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Is it possible to use dig to verify that forwarders on DCs are working?

I ask because once in a while some folks can't get to the internet and I don't always want to have to log onto the DC to verify they are working.

Any way I can do this from my workstation using DIG?

Dig to verify forwarders?

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