Re: internet lookups go to wrong DNS server

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That is what I have been taught.


"Chrisp-ca" <Chrispca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> We have different ISPs. We do not share the same internet connection.
> There
> were NO addresses specified in the Forwarders tab of my DNS server....so
> my
> guess is that all DNS lookups were going to the HOuston DNS server. We
> recently migrated to another AD domain...and I'm guessing the the
> secondary
> zone on my DNS server was never setup with any forwaders.
>
> Let me see if I understand......makes perfect sense though.
> It's standard practice to assign your ISPs dns IPs to the Fordwarders Tab
> on
> the primary DNS server at each site/office that has their own internet
> connection.
> Correct?
>
>
>
> "Brandon Baker" wrote:
>
>> I am trying to figure out if you have multiple connections to the
>> internet
>> or is everyone going through the same one. I have multiple sites but only
>> one internet connection. My dns servers say the same thing as yours
>> expcept
>> for one, it has forwarders to the ISP. If you don't have any forwarders
>> to
>> the ISP how are you going to get to the Internet?
>>
>>
>> "Chrisp-ca" <Chrispca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:34D024B5-B1C4-4054-8FCA-9570ED9CE70E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Forwarders= All other DNS domains
>> >
>> > I thought it was not recomended that ISP DNS servers be specified on
>> > the
>> > server?
>> > We have our own Internet connection.
>> >
>> > "Brandon Baker" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What do you have listed as your dns forwarders? If you open your dns
>> >> management console and right click on the dns servers, then choose the
>> >> forwarders tab, what is listed? It should be your ISP. And which site
>> >> has
>> >> the internet connection or do they have their own?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Chrisp-ca" <Chrispca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:112599AF-69DD-43B1-9675-F5AC0DC8346C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Current Setup-
>> >> > -One domain (mycompany.company.intra)
>> >> > -Several sites(CA, TX, FL, NJ, etc..)
>> >> > -Each site has two DCs running DNS
>> >> > -DNS servers in my location point to themselfs for DNS***
>> >> > ***Execpt for DC1 which has a DNS ip for a TX DNS server as
>> >> > Secondary
>> >> > IP
>> >> > -Both DCs have secondary zone of mycompany.company.intra -Primary is
>> >> > in
>> >> > TX
>> >> > -All clients in my location point to DC1 and DC2 for DNS.
>> >> >
>> >> > The Problem-
>> >> > For some reason is seems all internet DNS lookups are going to our
>> >> > TX
>> >> > office.
>> >> > What can be causing that? We didn't notice until our VPN to our TX
>> >> > when
>> >> > down and we couldn't browse the internet...even though our internet
>> >> > link
>> >> > was
>> >> > up. I know cause I hardcoded our ISPs DNS IPs on a client and was
>> >> > able
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > internet
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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