Re: DNS & Forwarders

From: New to DNS (DNS_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/15/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:21:13 -0800

Hi Kevin,

What I am trying to do is enable Internet access via a DSL router. I
currently have the router IP as the Alternate DNS on my workstations which I
have found causes many problems.

What I want to do is set the Forwarder to my Router IP and not have anything
in my workstation DNS except for the DNS running on my W2k server.

So deleting the "." zone & setting up a forwarder to my Router IP is what I
want and need to do at this point? Will I need to do anything with Root
Hints?

Thank you!
  Bill

"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:ukIgxpzEFHA.3244@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
> Herb Martin <news@LearnQuick.com> commented
> Then Kevin replied below:
> > Delete the root. You don't need it. The only people
> > who need it have multiple TREES of zones and NO
> > NEED for Internet resolution. (They know who they are.)
>
> Herb, the existence of a root zone won't stop internet resolution, if all
> the TLDs are delegated. Deleting the root zone Windows creates will enable
> the root hint servers which by default point to the ICANN Root. There are
> other internet roots beside the ICANN root, if you want to resolve those
> roots you will need to run their copy of their delegated root zone.
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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