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by dgates_1 1 view

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How can I get internet explorer to access hosts in the same manner that the UNC does? If my DNS server has an "A" record of "temp1test" mapped to 172.16.1.149,and the corresponding PTR, why can I type \\temp1test\reports in IE and get the folder on temp1test but when I just type "temp1test" in IE it automatically takes me to the internet and does not even look at the intranet first. I have the resolver configured to query the local DNS server along with the suffix search order pointing to the zone that the server is authoritative for. nslookup on the other hand works fine on the intranet. It IDs the server and the address, forwards and backwards, but it will not go outside the intranet to the internet.Should it? I have WINS lookup enabled and WINS reverse lookup enabled on this seemingly simple one zone,one DNS server configuration. Can I get this to do what I want it to do, that is, have IE go to the intranet first to resolve mapped hosts and if it cannot find the host, go to the internet for the closest match it can find. Do I need to have more than one server to do this, a name server that is authoritative for the internet?

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by rachel_s

when you type in the UNC it must be \\servername\share
DNS is different - so your zone would be servername.domainname.com for example. so when you just type in servername, the built in search tool in IE has it go to the internet.
you have to determine how you want to access this server. if it is a web server and since you have an "a" record you should be able to type temp1test.yourdomain.com and get there. If you are looking to go to files, you must use the UNC \\servername\share. (by theway UNC's use WINS not DNS).
Hope this helps - Rachel

by dgates_1

Thanks Rachel
This clears some issues up about DNS,WINS and IIS. You said if this is a web server, you should be able to get there, I am assuming this means get to the intranet site or FTP site Etc.... all of the things the MMC manages( for an MS IIS).

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