active directory domain name "conflicts" with isp hosted server

[jerryk]

Hello,
I have a new windows 2003 server and I just set up AD/DNS.

My environment:
My AD Domain name is similar to: smithcorp.com
AD DC Netbios name: smith2k3 192.0.0.10

All PC's (w2kpro) have 1 dns server entry: 192.0.0.10
The DC has forwarders setup for the internet dns servers.

My Problem:
On our LAN,

http://www.smithcorp.com

resolves to
192.0.0.10...the 2003 server.

This creates problems for viewing our "real" smithcorp.com website from the LAN, beause the "real" smithcorp.com website is a linux box with an internal and public IP, and it's DNS is hosted by our ISP.

I can get to index.html using the internal IP on the webserver:

http://192.0.0.250,

but the site is full of links to

http://www.smithcorp.com

which break when you click on them.

I'm guessing my NT Domain name should have been different if it wasn't hosting my website? Does W2003 allow for it's website to be on a different box?

I hope my explanation was understandable. Many thanks for any thoughts you can offer.

Jerry - jerrykarn@hotmail.com

 

[ngagne]

The easiest way I know of solving this problem is to make a hosts file that contains the following:

your_webserver_external_ip

http://www.smithcorp.com

your_webserver_external_ip smithcorp.com

In the future when you set up AD, always make the domain name local.smithcorp.com or something.smithcorp.com.

 

[SeanFlynn]

ngagne - Are you talking about a record in DNS that points to

http://www or

are you talking about editing the host file?

I had the same problem he is having and I made a record in DNS that pointed w

http://www to

the external address and all worked fine.

 

[ngagne]

I just edited the host table.

 

[jerryk]

Many thanks for your thoughts. I went into the DNS and added the

http://www record.

That fixed it.

Jerry