Re: Understanding DNS Resolving

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"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

> Did you try ipconfig /flushdns?

Yes, I tried that as well - same results.

> Since you are using ISA what DNS server is ISA using to resolve web

ISA Server is using the external DNS servers on the external NIC and the
internal DNS servers on the internal NIC.

We are not using ISA for anything outbound, all traffic goes directly
through the PIX which is our default gateway. ISA is only used for OWA



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