DNS Config - External Hostname

[anonim1]

I am having a problem with a certain feature of Exchange server, and I believe it may be due to incorrectly configured DNS settings.

For the sake of discussion,
internal domain name: mydomain.local, and
external domain name: mydomain.com.

I installed Windows Server 2003 and created the zones using the wizards. I now have the following forward lookup zones:

_msdcs.mydomain.local (AD integrated)
mydomain.local (AD integrated)

I have the following reverse lookup zone:

192.168.0.x Subnet

Each of these zones has other "folders" and items inside it.. I don't know much about DNS, but I am more than happy to provide more information, please ask me.

This server is behind a router/firewall with NAT. I am using dyndns.org to forward an external domain name to my external static IP. The problem that I see is that my DNS server has no entries regarding my external domain name. So when Outlook clients try to connect to this machine (also running Exchange server) at mydomain.com, they get a certificate mistrust because my server only knows itself as mydomain.local. Someone please shed some light on this... thanks.

Varol

 

[pbunyon]

create an alias to mydomain.local named mydomain.com, that would be the dns solutition. As for access and exchange you may have some additional configuration as well as firewall issues to resolve.

Paul

 

[anonim1]

pbunyon,

Can you explain exactly how to create an alias in the DNS Management snap-in? I've also read that I may have to create an A record and/or an MX record. What are these, and are they needed in my case? Thanks for the response.

Varol