Re: DNS Fowarder is greyed out

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From: Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:07:18 -0500

In news:381e01c4a624$b2c86ed0$a501280a@phx.gbl,
greg <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
> I am trying to configure the DNS fowarder but it is greyed
> out. How do i change this so i can edit it??

Open Forward Lookup Zones, delete the "." zone, refresh the DNS console,
then you can add your forwarder. BTW, deleting this zone enables root hints,
so it will begin resolving external names without a forwarder. 

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