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Setup DNS in Win2K for ISP

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by courtney

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I have a test Win2K network and I have DNS setup and running fine for internally. If I put the clients DNS as my ISP then they have no problme getting to the web. But if I put the DNS as my networks DNS then the internet does not work. I do not haveany records for my ISP in my DNS setings. That is my problem.

How do I setup my DNS to use my ISP's DNS for web requests?

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by joseph moore

You should set up your DNS server to have Forwarders (your ISP's DNS servers), so when your DNS server received a DNS request it does not know (to a domain outside of your office on the Internet), your DNS server sends the request to the other DNS servers.

To Configure Forwarders:

1 - In DNS Manager, right-click the DNS Server object, and then click Properties .

2 - Click the Forwarders tab.

3 - Click to select the Enable Forwarders check box.

4 - In the IP address box, type the first DNS server to which you want to forward, and then click Add .

5- Repeat step 4 until you have added all the DNS servers to which you want to forward.

Please read Technet article "HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000 (Q300202)" for more info:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q300202
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hope this helps

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