Re: Ran config wizard, now no DNS

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From: Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] (sbradcpa_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 01/20/05


Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:51:03 -0800

It's rare that an SBSer does their own "public" DNS.. we rely on the ISPs

John wrote:
> Thanks for the bone Jim
>
> We have hosted DNS for about 4 years new, both with SBS2000 and Back Office
> 2000 in separate domains, not sure why. Always has been painless.
>
> I am curious why everything was honky dory until I ran the wizard to change
> the attachment filters. Since then, no DNS service to outsiders.
> Everything from from inside.
>
> I will figure it out, maybe your link will help.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> John
>
> "Jim Behning SBS MVP" <jimbehingmvp@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:uenru0l50b6j2mi6t3dahunre2j6i08q0d@4ax.com...
>
>>Here is a bone.
>>http://www.isaserver.org/tutorials/DNS_for_ISA_Server.html
>>
>>Please know that probaly over 99% of the SBS users do not host their
>>own real world dns. They let the isp handle that hassle. You can use
>>zoneedit for free if your isp or webhost is difficult. Probably a
>>similar large percentage let some outside contractor host their public
>>web pages.
>>
>>"John" <fred@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Could someone throw me a bone here ...
>>>
>>>I have tried everything, including reinstalling the DNS service.
>>>
>>>What could running the email/inet config wizard have done to mess up my
>>>incoming DNS requests???
>>>
>>>Everything works fine locally, but noone outside can resolve my web pages
>>>addresses or my Exchange server.
>>>
>>>The ISA server stuff is OK, we have been running ISA server for a while I
>>>think I have it dialed in.
>>>
>>>Some direction maybe ???
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>"John" <fred@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:10ur3hlglj1d1ce@news.supernews.com...
>>>
>>>>I just ran the internet/email wizard to try and fix an attachment
>
> removal
>
>>>>problem, and now no DNS. We host DNS and things were working fine.
>
> Now,
>
>>>we
>>>
>>>>can see all web sites, send mail (Exchange) locally, but no one outside
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>>domain can get our URL's resolved.
>>>>
>>>>Also running ISA server which have been using for years ... don't think
>>>>that's the problem. For some reason, no external DNS queries are
>
> getting
>
>>>>thru ... that's what the error messages say. Nslookup can't find our
>
> name
>
>>>>server or anything else on the server.
>>>>
>>>>What did the wizard do ???? Can't see anything wrong anywhere, a real
>>>>mystery.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for any guidance ...
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>Jim B. SBS Community Member
>>remove the mvp to send email
>
>
>

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