Re: [WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server --- DNS W/O AD, NOT DC, Stand Alone server

From: Joe (joebio91_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/03/04


Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 14:58:12 -0400

I follow the insruction from that link and skip the part that you told me to
skip.
But still the same error shows when I do netdiag /test:dns /v

For my configuration, do I still have to set in all NIC to use NIC IP of
network B??
And in the NIC IP of network A, I use forwarder to ISP DNS with NIC IP of
network A selected (instead of all IP addresses, choose "Only the following
IP address"?

Right now I set the other way around, and when checking from monitor
tab...the dns query fail

-- 
Regards,
Joe
"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@nospam.WFTX.US> wrote in message
news:uAOMmoZdEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> In news:74639a37.0407291000.6c880d4a@posting.google.com,
> Joe <joebio91@hotmail.com> posted a question
> Then Kevin replied below:
>
> Joe,
> This one is popular today, follow this KB article.
> 292822 - Name resolution and connectivity issues on a Routing and Remote
> Access Server that also runs DNS or WINS:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q292822
>
> You'll need to add some registry entries and records, Skip the sections
> relating to AD and Global Catalog.
>
>
> > I have setup Pri & Sec DNS server in W2K server SP4.
> > The Pri DNS server will be together with VPN server and
> > have 2 NIC ( 2 internal IPs - 1 mapping to public IP in
> > firewall [network A] & the other connect to different
> > network [network B] with internal IP behind diff
> > firewall).
> >
> > Originally just VPN server installed to enable us to
> > connect to office network from home but also to connect
> > to "client hosting in us" network (that's why sec NIC
> > installed), because no other server available to dedicate
> > for pri & sec DNS so we are planning to combine it
> > together (in 2 diff servers - Pri DNS has VPN server &
> > Sec DNS has backup server).
> >
> > The Sec DNS server will be together with backup server
> > and pretty much the same NIC setting like Pri ones (2
> > NICs).
> >
> > FYI these DNS servers will be use for all client's domain
> > hosted with us. Now  these domains hosted in ISP DNS
> > service but because need more control and cut cost so
> > will host by ourselves.
> >
> > Both servers are stand alone servers without AD or DC.
> >
> >
> > 1. I see there is warning like "[WARNING] Cannot find a
> > primary authoritative DNS server" when I do netdiag, what
> > cause it?
> >
> > 2. If I just want to listen to internal network A NIC
> > only but still the DNS works, how to do that? I try
> > choose the NIC that I use (not all of them) and setup
> > forwarder to ISP DNS, but in "Monitoring" tab and do DNS
> > query, result fail except if I choose all NIC.
> >
> > 3. I read somewhere for external only hosting like mine
> > plans, the DNS should not use AD DNS integrated, is it
> > right?
> >
> > 4. All other internal network computers will still use
> > ISP DNS in the TCP/IP DNS client setting except for all
> > the servers which will use these new DNS server (before
> > use ISP DNS also). Is this the correct setting after new
> > pri & sec DNS installed & tested?
> >
> > 5. Looks like the Dns working quite ok but sometimes
> > timeout if I nslookup from client machine which use ISP
> > dns, is that because something wrong with the setup?
> >
> > 6. For PTR record/reverse DNS, even though I already
> > create all PTR for the domains that host in my new DNS
> > servers but when do nslookup for prt, doesn't work except
> > the one that has ptr record and still host with ISP DNS.
> > Do I have to ask ISP or Registrar to change the
> > authoritative DNS server pointing to our new DNS?? If
> > that the case how about the domain that still host iwth
> > ISP DNS and has PTR record when queried??
> >
> > Really appreciate for every comment replied.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe
>
>
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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