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DNS not working on new server

I have setup a new Microsoft server 2008 R2 as a domain controller for a small remote site.
For some reason the DNS does not appear to be working at all. The server cannot access the outside internet at all, i must have misconfigured something but i am at a loss as to what!

Router: 192.168.0.1
Server: 192.168.0.2

I have attached a picture of an ipconfig /all and the status of my network adapter on the server.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

IamTheMorsa

From your server, can you do a tracert to some live IP? ie
tracert 4.2.2.2

Need to check to see if you are getting out to the internet from the server.

Is your DNS server service started?

From the server, at a cmd line, if you type nslookup
what is returned?

If you change the primary dns server to be 4.2.2.2 can you surf the internet by name?

amgrobins

ASKER

Hi,

here is a tracert.

DNS service is definitely running.
I will try nslookup in 5 minutes along with changing the dns server.

amgrobins

ASKER

Hello,

This is nslookup with dns set to server

I changed dns server in adapter properties to 4.2.2.2 and this is what i got:

Here is the nslookup with dns server set to 4.2.2.2

IamTheMorsa

Is your firewall blocking ports? ping, dns ports, etc?

amgrobins

ASKER

I already turned off windows firewall yesterday while im testing!

Darius Ghassem

Remove the 8.8.8.8 address from your TCP\IP settings.

Make sure you have a DNS Forwarders setup.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773370(WS.10).aspx

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amgrobins

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This solved the problem