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internet dns name resolution

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by avswamy

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my server is a domain controller for my private network and i am giving internet for my clients through nat. my clients are connecting to internet and browsing but they can't browse through server directly, i got why

1. the name resolution traffic is not directly external source, the dns name given at my client is my server ip. if i give dns ip of isp then my clients are resolving names. At my server is configured as nat and ip addresses allocation is automatic(dhcp).
can any one help me in this regard.

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by banyanman

Have you configured your DNS on the server to act as a forwarder? This will allow your clients to use your DC as their DNS and it will forward all requests it can't handle on to your ISP DNS. Can provide more help if needed. Email banyanman@hotmail.

by avswamy

yes it has to forward for external dns traffic to external dns and internal traffic to internal dns. for external traffic it can be forwarded even the server is only dns server also, and make a static connections and configuring in nat

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