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Hello<br />
I have a question to see if there's a security risk in the way I have DNS configured.<br />
Here's my setup:<br />
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Concerning the DNS entries in TCP/IP, would you have any issues with this setup:<br />
I have a couple of Windows 2003 servers (IIS + SQL) sitting on DMZ setup as a workgroup. They communicate with each other with their host files. However, DNS entries in TCP/IP settings are configured as 8.8.8.8 as preferred DNS server and 8.8.4.4 as Alternate.<br />
This is done, so they can get Microsoft updates, virus updates and any other software patch/fix/upgrades that are required.<br />
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Internal client accessing &nbsp;the website (IIS) access it through public IP of website.<br />
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Is this setup ok for external name resolution, or should I still configure DNS through network services and configure Forwarders to 8.8.8.8 or my ISP DNS servers?<br />
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The two servers do sit behind a firewall.<br />
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Thanks in advance for your help.<br />
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CP
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Hello
I have a question to see if there's a security risk in the way I have DNS configured.
Here's my setup:

Concerning the DNS entries in TCP/IP, would you have any issues with this setup:
I have a couple of Windows 2003 servers (IIS + SQL) sitting on DMZ setup as a workgroup. They communicate with each other with their host files. However, DNS entries in TCP/IP settings are configured as 8.8.8.8 as preferred DNS server and 8.8.4.4 as Alternate.
This is done, so they can get Microsoft updates, virus updates and any other software patch/fix/upgrades that are required.

Internal client accessing  the website (IIS) access it through public IP of website.

Is this setup ok for external name resolution, or should I still configure DNS through network services and configure Forwarders to 8.8.8.8 or my ISP DNS servers?

The two servers do sit behind a firewall.

Thanks in advance for your help.

CP

DSN service for Workgroup servers in DMZ

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.