HOW TO SETUP DNS PDC DUAL-HOMED - WIN2003

From: appdevman (appdevman_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:13:45 -0700

I have (2) win svr 2003 Ent. Ed boxes

BOTTOM LINE PROBLEM:
Can't get computer from "internal" network to see the active directory of
the PDC box 100%. I get network connectivity; such as sharing files,
etc....heck, I can ping the crap out of it, nslookup no probs..
but when it comes time to dealing with active directory,
I always get errors indicating that it can't contact active directory on the
PDC, due to DNS.

so the question is:
HOW DO YOU SETUP DNS ON THE PDC SO A SERVER ON THE INTERNAL NETWORK CAN SEE
THE ACTIVE DIRECTORY ON THE PDC, AND JOIN...AND MAKE THIS COMMUN. SOLID.

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The PDC has:
(2) NIC's:
1 - has static IP to public domain on internet
1 - I assigned static non-public IP for internal network

(should they both be on same subnet????
obviously only the external NIC has a gateway)...

for years I have been trying to get DNS set right so this will work.
It appears to be harder to get to work on Svr2003 than it was on Svr2000.

although it is 'standard', I have yet to find a book that expalins how to
make the right DNS settings, so I can add active directory-enabled machines
to the internal network.

I have tried everything, and have gotten close, but I still can't get an
internal computer to see the active directory, CONSISTENTLY.
The DNS settings are always changing on their own, it seems impossible to do
this setup that is supposedly so widely used in small to larger sized
companies.

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED,
i can help out, I am a professional application engineer, programmer.

thanks,
Klaus Heim
appdevman@hotmail.com
kheim@hottopic.com

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