Help with DNS

[ninesix]

Hi,

Let me preface this question with a claim of ignorance. I was recently made to manage my own DNS with almost no experience. Things were moving along just fine, but my ISP is forcing an IP migration on me.

I have successfully moved each of my websites to the new IP addresses and registered them in the DNS. However, when I try to change the IP address of the actual DNS server, I am having difficulties.

My webserver which is pointed at this DNS server doesn't seem to be able to resolve any internet addresses after pointing it at the new IP address.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, as my lease on these old IP addresses is running out with a quickness!

 

[NovellWorks]

There are a couple of possible causes for your DNS installation not to work. The most common causes are:

DNS forwarding not enabled. When a client requests name resolution for a host not entered in your local domain server it forwards the request to the next DNS server upstream or a master root server. Locate a Domain Server (should be provided by your ISP) to forward client requests to. . . or

You've set up your server to be a master root server by accident. Here's a helpful tid from MS about how to resolve that problem.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q229840

Cheers.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Do you have a [.] site at the root of dns? Don't believe you want that. If you don't, can you ping a site by name or ip? Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
glen@nellsgiftbox.com


"What really happens is trivial in comparison to what could occur."
Robert von Musil (1880-1942); Austrian author.

 

[ninesix]

I don't have a zone named "."

I am able to ping by IP addresss, but receive a "host unknown" response when trying a web address.

It has also started spitting a 6702 event at me. I looked at Microsoft's Knowledge Base and tried their fix, but no luck.

Thanks for your help.

 

[GlenJohnson]

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=6702&source=

Might be able to help. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
glen@nellsgiftbox.com


"What really happens is trivial in comparison to what could occur."
Robert von Musil (1880-1942); Austrian author.

 

[ninesix]

I usually check there first on any error. It provided the same info as the Knowledge Base article. More or less just clearing the cache. Didn't seem to remedy my situation.

 

[ninesix]

Update:

I was able to remedy my problem. To be honest I'm not exactly sure how I fixed it, but it's working now

Thank you all for your help. It is genuinely appreciated.