Re: windows 2003 server and internet explorer

From: Bill Grant (not.available_at_online)
Date: 12/10/04


Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:17:44 +1100


  It is usually more reliable to set the local DNS server to forward to the
DNS server at the ISP, and have the clients refer to the local DNS server
only. If the clients use the DNS service at the ISP, requests for AD
services will fail (because they are stored on the local DNS server).

<graftonfot@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1102641628.155749.325890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Mike Matheny wrote:
>> Same here - intermittently, for no reason, my 2003 Ent. server is
> unable to
>> find anything on the internet.
>> Network is routed though a LinkSys router and DSL. Server is running
> AD and
>> DNS. All clients point to server as primary DNS. Secondary DNS is on
> the
>> ISP. It just stops finding anything on the internet - all clients
> work fine.
>> The NIC interface is fine, because can connect to clients and clients
> can
>> connect to the server. Only a reboot will get it working again.
> Stopping and
>> restarting DNS has no effect.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Matheny
>>
>> "Al Webster" <jeep95dude2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:06cb01c371ad$5038da90$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> > I am using 2003 server and am having a problem getting on
>> > to the internet from the server. All other machines on
>> > the network are able to get to the internet. Small
>> > copany 6 machines, through a dsl line in
> Did this ever get resolved? Started happening to me also. Thanks.
>



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