Create New DNS Server on Win Server 2000 for Intranet

[moradcomm]

Hey All, I have been reading and reading and working and working for a few days now and I need help.

I have a Windows Server 2000 machine that is running a website for internal company use. I would like to use this server as a DNS server for internal workstations (really I have some workstations on a differnet VLAN/subnet and would like them to use Windows File Sharing through the router).

Anyway, I have the DNS service running and it works well for Internet-based hosts. But trying to resolve hostnames on the internal network does not work. Our corporate webserver and mailserver are not hosted on our network. Perhaps Server 2003 would be easier? (I do have a Win Server 2003 only running one App).

Any help on this is appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Aaron

 

[chipk]

Is your internal domain name different from the web site domain? Is it just a stand-alone server, or are you running Active Directory?

It sounds to me like you either do not have a zone configured for your internal machines, or you do not have your machines configured to register in DNS correctly.

 

[moradcomm]

It is a stand-alone server - no Active Directory, and no internal domain (the workstations are in a worgroup).

So far I have a Forward Zone configured with a domain of just 'm' with no entries, and a Reverse Zone configured for our internal network 192.168.2.0. I have configured a few pointers in the Reverse Zone for a couple of the servers.

 

[chipk]

Are your workstations configured to register in DNS? TCP/IP Properties, Advanced, DNS tab...

Have you considered just installing WINS and configuring a WINS server in your DHCP options or hardcoding on the clients? File sharing is a NetBIOS function, despite MS efforts to move to DNS, and WINS may be the easiest solution for you.

 

[moradcomm]

I just checked a few workstations/servers and they are configured to "Register this connections addresses in DNS".

I have never worked with WINS before. I assume I can use the same server for the WINS stuff? Most of the workstations have static addresses but making changes isn't too big of a deal. The WINS will allow the files sharing (Network Neighborhood) stuff to pass through the router then?

Thanks again for your help.

 

[moradcomm]

Hey chipk,

I just wanted to let you know I did some work with WINS this afternoon - much reading and playing around. I have things working well in a test environment. It was way easier than working with DNS.

Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.

Aaron

 

[chipk]

Glad that worked for ya.