No External DNS Configured

[leeym]

Our network consists of 10 WinXP Po machines connected to a Win2K3 DC/DNS server. However, internet access is a bit slow. I think all traffic is routed through the DC/DNS server.

1. How can I confirm if Internet access is routed through this server?
2. If #1 is true, do you think this the reason for slow Internet access?
3. If #1 is true, is there a way to bypass this so all traffic goes to some other external DNS server?
4. Must we manually input our internal DNS address in the TCP/IP settings of each adapter on each computer? Is there a way for each device to manually sense these addresses?
5. Unless we manually configure the TCP/IP settings with external DNS servers, somehow we can't hit our own web site hosted by the ISP. However we can hit every other site. Why is this?

Thanks

 

[devastator]

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=3017

This faq focuses on win2000 but the setup and config is the same on win2003.

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[GlenJohnson]

Here's another good one that might help.
faq96-5717
Good luck.

Glen A. Johnson
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