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Active Directory & DNS Puzzle!

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by lammwa

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One of my clients networks has a DSL Router configured as DNS Server & as Default gateway.
There is also a single 2000 server running DNS & AD Services. The network uses private IP's (10.x.x.x.) including the server. With the DSL router as DNS & GWthe Internet functions fine but logon from XP Prof. workstations is extremely slow (takes very long to find 2000 server). If I add the 2000 server IP to the list of DNS servers there is no longer internet access(tried 2000 server IP as primary & as secondary)but the logon is much quicker.
How can I configure the 2000 server and/or XP clients so I still have Internet access and keep the logon shorter?

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by beermonster

Hi,
Configure your workstations to use the 2000 server for dns. Configure your 2000 dns server with a forwarder (see the dns help files on the server) and make the forwarder entry pont to the dns on your router. Your clients will resolve internal addresses via your server, and any name that can't be resolved by your server will be forwarded to your router.

by lammwa

Many Thanks BeerMonster!!!
I was reading the MS How-To but was hesitant to delete or add any thing to the DNS on the server (which in German!)
With your help and the MS How-To I now have quicker logons and
Internet access! The server had a root DNS that did not allow me to add forwarders but that was solved with the How-To article.
Again many thanks!!!

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