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SBS 2008 DNS records for self-hosting
I just installed SBS 2008. I want to self host Exchange and a SharePoint site (not just the Companyweb default), but I cannot locate my site with my domain name from a browser and I can receive, but not send email. I think this is due to my ignorance of DNS.
Background:
1. Domain name: example.com
2. SBS Server name: server
3. Registered ns1: example.com 24.234.xxx.x1
4. Registered ns2: example.com 24.234.xxx.x2
5. Router IP: 192.168.x.x
Questions:
1. In the Forward Lookup Zones, should I only have records for example.local and remote.example.com, but NOT example.com (I am ignoring _msdcs)? In simple language, does remote.example.com really mean www.example.com, so that example.com is not needed in the zone?
2. Should the example.local have NS of server.example.local and A record of 192.168.x.x? Default install gave it these setting and I think they are correct.
3. Should the remote.example.com have NS of example.com and A record of 24.234.xxx.x1 (which is the registered ns1)?
Default install gave it NS of server.example.local and A record of 192.168.x.x.
Background:
1. Domain name: example.com
2. SBS Server name: server
3. Registered ns1: example.com 24.234.xxx.x1
4. Registered ns2: example.com 24.234.xxx.x2
5. Router IP: 192.168.x.x
Questions:
1. In the Forward Lookup Zones, should I only have records for example.local and remote.example.com, but NOT example.com (I am ignoring _msdcs)? In simple language, does remote.example.com really mean www.example.com, so that example.com is not needed in the zone?
2. Should the example.local have NS of server.example.local and A record of 192.168.x.x? Default install gave it these setting and I think they are correct.
3. Should the remote.example.com have NS of example.com and A record of 24.234.xxx.x1 (which is the registered ns1)?
Default install gave it NS of server.example.local and A record of 192.168.x.x.
ASKER
Thanks Olevi, I warned you about my ignorance, so a couple other questions:
1. Cox is my ISP. I use their ns1 and ns2 ip addresses. Does that make them my Authoritative Name Server? Would they do the pointing to my server?
2. Would Cox set up the NAT or do I have to do it in my router or both?
3. How does your answer change my original questions above? Are they still valid questions that I need to have answered?
From your question about email, I think the email issue is a separate one. I'll leave it until after I get dns settled. The errors I get are Not Allowed to Relay and they bounce back.
1. Cox is my ISP. I use their ns1 and ns2 ip addresses. Does that make them my Authoritative Name Server? Would they do the pointing to my server?
2. Would Cox set up the NAT or do I have to do it in my router or both?
3. How does your answer change my original questions above? Are they still valid questions that I need to have answered?
From your question about email, I think the email issue is a separate one. I'll leave it until after I get dns settled. The errors I get are Not Allowed to Relay and they bounce back.
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As stated by olevi, the anser gets me unstuck, so that I can go to the next steps (questions).
Regarding email, what email client? MS Outlook should "just work". If you are using POP/SMTP then you will need to enable those features in Exchange. Then they should work by specifying your exchange server as the POP (retrieve) and SMTP (send) server settings.