DNS lookups internal?

[digglerdig]

I have a bit of a problem. Running small network with one windows 2003 server with DNS installed...only for the internal network running Active Directory. I set DHCP to push out our ISP DNS servers so the workstations could resolve names and get on the web. But, since doing that the network creeps for the workstations since all 2k3 relies on DNS for internal searches. Well, I have since changed DHCP to push out the network DNS server and have noticed the network picking up a bit. I created a forwarder in the DNS to forward everything to our ISP's DNS servers...or so I think. I also have the ISP's DNS servers and second and third alternatives on the workstations. Anyways...we have a website that is being hosted outside of our company and our domain name is the same as our active directory domain. When I type in the web address on a workstation I receive a page not found because it is trying to get to our server and not the web site hosted off site. I can't figure out how to fix this unless I take out the server as the first DNS server on the workstations...if I take that out and put the ISP DNS servers in things run really slow. I apoligize for the long winded question but I want to be as accurate as possible. Thanks for your help.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Do you have the server set to check for dns on your isp and itself, and have the clients only checking internally? This is how I do it, this way if a client looks for a name, it checks internally first. If the internal server doesn't have it in cache, it checks the isp, then loads it in cache so the next time, the client finds the address faster. Good luck.

Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting

http://www.johnsoncomputers.us

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