DNS configuration question 1

[BobSchleicher]

We have a w2k server with active directory and DNS.

Our local domain is xyz.com but our website is hosted by a different company and they also use xyz.com.

The problem is that the company that is hosting our website is saying that our DNS server is trying to make updates to their linux webservers DNS and this is causing their DNS server to stop working so they have to reboot their server.

Our DNS is configured for all internal calls with the exception of a forward lookup zone to our hosted website and email. If we don't put this lookup zone in, when we type xyz.com in our browser it points us to OUR internal website not the one on the internet.

Thanks for any ideas.

BobSchleicher

 

[CoolClark]

I think the reason your having problems is the second forward lookup zone(FLZ) you created. You probably have their DNS servers setup under zone transfers. Try unchecking that.

Assuming (Oh Oh), your DNS server is internal only, what I did was set up a single FLZ which was authoritative for my domain and added host records which pointed to the servers on the internet(web & mail.)

Also for a little security I set up a DNS Forwarder. My primary DNS server forwards all requests for which it is NOT authoritative to the DNS Forwarder which in turn contacts my ISPs DNS servers.

Hope this helps.

 

[BobSchleicher]

That fixed all of our issues.
Thanks a million.

BobSchleicher