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Stumped already with failed DNS
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| Johnny5Alive 2002-06-24, 2:01 pm |
| Just started studying 217 with NewRiders.
I have set up at home:
W2K Server running as DC and Master DNS Server.
Also running Advanced Server on other PC running Secondary Zone with DNS.
When I test the DC's DNS [going to the DNS properties of the server then Monitoring then test a Simple query against this DNS server and A recursive query against other server] it passes.
When I do the same test on the other server it 'Fails on Name Resolution'.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled DNS on both servers and same result.
If I ping it works fine both ways.
Getting very frustrated and unable to continue to Chapter3 unless I understand this. But I don't.
Help? | |
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| Johnny5Alive 2002-06-25, 2:20 am |
| Thanks WBAFRANK, ... but your link doesn't work, maybe re-send it please?
Cheers | |
| NetChild1985 2002-06-25, 3:57 am |
| The page cannot be found | |
| wbafrank 2002-06-25, 4:08 am |
| This is what the link says ....
Installing DNS in Windows 2000
DNS comes as part of the operating system software in Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server. However, it's not included as part of the default installation and must be installed before setting up a DNS server.
To install DNS
From the Start menu, point to Settings \ Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs, click Add/Remove Windows Components, and then click the Components button.
In the Windows Components Wizard, select Networking Services, and then click Details. Select the Domain Name System component and click OK.
Setting up a primary DNS server
The primary DNS server contains resource records for the external zone, DuwamishOnline.com. Secondary DNS servers work as backup for this server.
To set up the primary DNS server
From the Start menu, point to Programs \ Administrative Tools. Click DNS to start the DNS Console program.
In the left-hand pane, select the server you're configuring.
If the DNS server has not already been configured, click Configure the server from the Action menu to initiate the Configure DNS Wizard. The wizard will guide you through the setup of both the Forward Lookup Zone and the Reverse Lookup Zone.
Note If the DNS server has already been configured for other zones, this option will not be available from the menu. You'll need to right-click the Forward Lookup Zone and Reverse Lookup Zone folders separately, and point to New Zone to initiate the New Zone Wizard. The setup process should be similar to the remaining steps to follow.
Follow the wizard's instructions to set up a Forward Lookup Zone. Forward Lookup Zone is the resource record set that translates domain names into IP addresses. It's undoubtedly the most important data file of a DNS server.
In the New Zone Wizard dialog box, click the option button to specify Standard primary as the zone type, which stores zone data in traditional text file format.
Note If the Active Directory server is utilized on the network, you can select the Active Directory-integrated option button instead. This option allows zone data to be stored in the Active Directory database, which is replicated automatically to other Active Directory servers.
Enter the fully qualified domain name (in our case, "DuwamishOnline.com").
Accept the default file name for the new zone file.
Create a Reverse Lookup Zone when asked. Reverse Lookup Zone is the resource record set that translates IP addresses back to their corresponding domain names. This information is often required by many Internet services for security verification.
To set up the name for the Reverse Lookup Zone, you will be asked to enter the Network ID of your external network. For example, you should enter the first three segments of the IP address of the DNS server if the server is located in a full class C network. Nevertheless, you should obtain this information from your ISP. (For more information on IP address classes, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/w...m/tcpip_11.htm.)
Use the zone name as the data file name for the Reverse Lookup Zone.
At this point, you should have completed setting up a primary DNS server and are now ready to configure additional resource records for the zones.
Configuring a primary DNS server
There are many useful features in Windows 2000 DNS server. The minimum requirements for configuring a primary DNS server for a Web farm similar to DuwamishOnline.com are described next. It is assumed that you have successfully created a new Forward and Reverse Lookup Zone, as just described.
To modify the SOA and Name Server records
From the left-hand pane of the DNS Console, expand the tree under the computer name selected. Point to the FQDN under the Forward Lookup Zones folder (in our case, the FQDN will be "duwamishonline.com"), right-click and select Properties.
In the Properties dialog box, click the Start of Authority (SOA) tab.
Modify the Primary server field, if necessary. This field should contain the FQDN of the primary DNS server.
Modify the Responsible person field, if necessary. This field should contain the e-mail address of the DNS administrator.
However, the "@" should be replaced by "." as a DNS standard. For example, if the e-mail address of the administrator is "admin@duwamishonline.com," the field should contain "admin.duwamishonline.com."
Click Name Servers tab.
Modify the first server item if changes have been made to the Primary server field on the SOA tab.
Add a second item to specify the FQDN and IP address of the secondary DNS server.
Click the Zone Transfers tab. Click the option button to allow zone transfer only to servers listed on the Name Servers tab.
Click OK.
A new Name Server record should now be visible with information on the secondary DNS server.
Note You might need to hit F5 to refresh the screen and observe the changes.
To Create a new host address record
From the left-hand pane of the DNS Console, expand the tree under the computer name selected. Point to the FQDN under the Forward Lookup Zones folder (in our case, the FQDN will be "duwamishonline.com"), right-click and select New Host.
In the Name field, enter the host name of the Web server, such as "www" in our case.
In the IP address field, enter the IP address of the Web server.
Select the check box to create associated pointer (PTR) record. By doing so, a new pointer record for the corresponding host will be automatically created in the Reverse Lookup Zone.
Click the Add Host button, and then click Done for the changes to apply.
A new resource record should now be visible under the domain of the Forward Lookup Zone.
Note You might need to hit F5 to refresh the screen and observe the changes.
Setting up a secondary DNS server
Setting up a secondary DNS server is as easy as setting up a primary server.
Note that the secondary DNS server cannot be set up on the same computer as the primary DNS server. Doing so will result in no redundancy for the DNS service.
To set up a secondary DNS server
Follow step 1 and 2 listed in the section "Installing DNS."
Next, complete the same steps you followed when setting up a primary DNS server, this time specifying Standard secondary as the zone type. You will be asked to add the IP address of the primary DNS server to the list of Master DNS Servers. | |
| Johnny5Alive 2002-06-27, 4:04 am |
| Thanks for that : I can't believe you typed all that out manually for me!! hehe.
I will look through that info, but I am pretty sure I am installing DNS correctly, as the master DNS server works fine, just not the secondary one. Incidentally, when setting up DNS using the wizard, there is a screen where you can browse for the master DNS server, this never yeilds anything and I have to manually input the IP address, do you think this is normal?
Cheers. | |
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