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Hi,
I have a Windows Server 2008 AD infrastructure with several DCs. I have two DNS Servers in placed. I noticed that when I do a nslookup I don't get a reply/authoritative answer when performing a nslookup to www.google.com.
![nslookup can't find www.google.com]()
*** mydomain.net Cant find www.google.com
THEN when querying against 8.8.8.8 I get this
![Non-authoritative answer]()
We can get out to google from my desktop, so not sure why I can't get a answer when querying against my DNS servers.
When I look at my DNS server properties, I see that there isn't any Forwarders in place nor is there any root hints. Can someone help me figure out what I need to do to ensure my DNS is setup correctly?
Thanks,
nimdatx
I have a Windows Server 2008 AD infrastructure with several DCs. I have two DNS Servers in placed. I noticed that when I do a nslookup I don't get a reply/authoritative answer when performing a nslookup to www.google.com.
*** mydomain.net Cant find www.google.com THEN when querying against 8.8.8.8 I get this
We can get out to google from my desktop, so not sure why I can't get a answer when querying against my DNS servers.
When I look at my DNS server properties, I see that there isn't any Forwarders in place nor is there any root hints. Can someone help me figure out what I need to do to ensure my DNS is setup correctly?
Thanks,
nimdatx
Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2008DNS
Last Comment
DrDave242
Add the dns address(es) of your isp in the forwarders section and recheck
Either enable root hints or add a forwarder, those are the two choices you have.
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When it resolves with nslookup epo.mcafee.com 8.8.8.8 and is successful I thought that meant my DNS is resolving external names?
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Why does my internet work for www.google.com still when this isn't resolving? Might be a ridicules question but I must ask.
It might be cached, does it work after you reboot or after run ipconfig /flushdns
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When it resolves with nslookup epo.mcafee.com 8.8.8.8
I thought that meant my DNS is resolving external names? Or is this not true?
I thought that meant my DNS is resolving external names? Or is this not true?
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When it resolves with nslookup epo.mcafee.com 8.8.8.8That command is completely bypassing your internal DNS servers and querying 8.8.8.8 directly, so it won't tell you anything about whether your internal servers are working.
I thought that meant my DNS is resolving external names? Or is this not true?
EDIT: Looks like itsuppportgoodwill already mentioned this above. Sorry, didn't mean to echo your comment!