DNS Forwarders

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Hi all,

I have a Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller and Active Directory
configured with my own forest and one domain. I am in migration phase to
Windows 2003 format. Now I want to migrate the DNS server from the old 2000
to the recently added DC Windows 2003.

But when I first install the active directory, I make a great mistake:
instead of calling my domain 'mydomain.localdomain' I called it 'mydomain'.
DNS server was then configured to manage DNS root records (!) and I can't
activate forwarders. That activation is very important because our network
is part of an huge network and name resolution is needed to access to
internet, for example.

How can I activate the forwarders? Anyone can help?

Thanks.
Pedro L.

 

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Pedro L. wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller and Active Directory
> configured with my own forest and one domain. I am in migration phase
> to Windows 2003 format. Now I want to migrate the DNS server from the
> old 2000 to the recently added DC Windows 2003.
>
> But when I first install the active directory, I make a great mistake:
> instead of calling my domain 'mydomain.localdomain' I called it
> 'mydomain'. DNS server was then configured to manage DNS root records
> (!) and I can't activate forwarders. That activation is very
> important because our network is part of an huge network and name
> resolution is needed to access to internet, for example.
>
> How can I activate the forwarders? Anyone can help?

Delete the "." (dot) forward lookup zone. Then you can enable a forwarder
after you refresh the DNS management console.

That said, your single-label DNS domain name may be your biggest problem.
Because of this your going to have to make registry entries on the DC and
all of its members.
300684 - Information About Configuring Windows 2000 for Domains with
Single-Label DNS Names
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300684




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Kevin,

Everything worked fine after deleting root forward lookup zone. Thank you.

Pedro L.

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> Pedro L. wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller and Active Directory
>> configured with my own forest and one domain. I am in migration phase
>> to Windows 2003 format. Now I want to migrate the DNS server from the
>> old 2000 to the recently added DC Windows 2003.
>>
>> But when I first install the active directory, I make a great mistake:
>> instead of calling my domain 'mydomain.localdomain' I called it
>> 'mydomain'. DNS server was then configured to manage DNS root records
>> (!) and I can't activate forwarders. That activation is very
>> important because our network is part of an huge network and name
>> resolution is needed to access to internet, for example.
>>
>> How can I activate the forwarders? Anyone can help?
>
> Delete the "." (dot) forward lookup zone. Then you can enable a forwarder
> after you refresh the DNS management console.
>
> That said, your single-label DNS domain name may be your biggest problem.
> Because of this your going to have to make registry entries on the DC and
> all of its members.
> 300684 - Information About Configuring Windows 2000 for Domains with
> Single-Label DNS Names
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300684
>
>
>
>
> --?
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
> ===================================
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group"
> via your newsreader so that others may learn and
> benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
> me remove the nospam. from my email address.
> ===================================
> http://www.lonestaramerica.com/
> ===================================
> Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix:
> It will strip signature out and more
> http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
> ===================================
> Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders
> with OEBackup:
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
> ===================================
>
>