Re: DNS servers

Thanks again Dave

You've certainly solved a mystery or two for me there! So the preferred DNS
server should be my ISP's DNS address and there is no alternate DNS in my
case...and thats Ok. Right?

So lets move on....

1. My ISP has provided me with a static IP.
2. I also have registered a domain name but I did not purchase any domain
hosting just yet for a external web site ( I will soon but don't want that
just now.) so along with registering a Domain name I have purchased DNS
hosting - which seems to provide ability for me to create a domain server
record(or A record) and assign that name to an IP address.....now I'm just
guessing here but it seems to me that what I should do is create a domain
server like "myserver.mydomainname.com" and assign that to my static IP - how
am I going?
3. Also through the domain name registrar I have purchased mail forwarding -
so they seem to have created a mail.mydomainname.com server which i am
presuming I can marry exchange server by assigning it also to my static IP
am I on the right track?


--
Jim
Bitsnpcs


"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

These are the DNS servers you get from the ISP that provides your Internet
connection and IP address. If they only give you one, that's ok, just leave
the alternate blank. The DNS on your SBS will use root DNS servers if it
can't get to the ISP's DNS. You don't need to buy DNS hosting for your SBS
domain - you're getting that from the ISP that provides the Internet
connection. You may need to purchase DNS services for your externally
hosted web site, although that service may also be provided for free by the
hosting company.

I get DNS for my externally hosted web site from the hosting company to
simplify configuration and let me deal with one less company. You can also
get it from the domain registrar (if you have a separate one) or from a 3rd
party like ZoneEdit.

I'm not near an SBS but I'll look at the CEICW tomorrow if I get a chance.
There should be a Help or More Information button on every screen that will
point you to whatever information you need. The best source of information
on the CEICW I know of is SBS MVP Andy Goodman's explanation at
http://www.sbs-rocks.com/sbs2k3/sbs2k3-n2.htm. He's got a whole series of
articles about the SBS setup process at
http://www.sbs-rocks.com/articles.htm

MX records are for e-mail. Please post back your questions about that if
you have them.



"bitsnpcs" <bitsnpcs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for your help Dave,
Just to clarify -

Quote from your reply "When you enter the forwarders in the CEICW you can
use two DNS servers that
you get from your ISP"

So in CEICW where you enter preferred DNS server and alternate DNS servers
these are the "forwarders" ? is that right? If so then you have solved
another deep and evasive mystery for me!

And further - are you saying that my ISP should provide these numbers? My
ISP has only provided one - can I get away without an "alternate" DNS?

And...which ISP are we talking about? The ISP that provides my access to
the
Net and my static IP- Or the ISP where I have my domain name
registered?(Different type of ISP but an ISP all the same) I see on my
domain
name management website that I can purchase DNS hosting for my domain
name...is this what is required?

You ask where I am being prompted for a web server certificate...it is on
the 6th panel of the CEICW process....I understand I need to get a "MX"
record or an 'A' record for this -.see how confused I am? or am i talking
about the same thing?

This is a really murky and mysterious area to new comers like me - and
there
seems to be endless variations - should be some definitive guide
somewhere -
not something 20 pages long - just something so we can understand what's
what!

--
Jim
Bitsnpcs


"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

The IP of your internal NIC should be the only DNS Server showing up when
you run ipconfig /all. There should be no alternate DNS server listed.
When you enter the forwarders in the CEICW you can use two DNS servers
that
you get from your ISP. On the internal NIC, the DNS should be
192.168.16.2,
not 127.0.0.1. On the external NIC, it should be 192.168.16.2 as well.
Your router should not be doing the DNS, but if your SBS is properly
configured I would suspect your router can do whatever it wants and the
SBS
will just ignore it.

DHCP seems to be disabled on both NICs, so your SBS should be handling
DHCP
for the client PCs on your LAN.

Where are you getting prompted for a certificate?


"bitsnpcs" <bitsnpcs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Still dealing with the delights of CEICW here....currently I have these
settings

Preferred DNS server: 192.168.254.254
Alternative DNS server: My ISP's DNS IP
Local address of router: 192.168.254.254

Note: Apparently My router/modem insists on being the DHCP so SBS can't
be
in this set up.
So are my settings above correct?
It would seem this makes my router the DNS - I thought SBS was meant to
be
the preferred DNS....if I wanted to change it could I? (And how would
I?
And
does it matter?)
Am I correct making my ISP's DNS my alternative DNS?

Apparently I now have to get a web server certificaste - trying to sort
that
out with my Domain Name registrar....until I do it seems I will
continue
to
get "An error occurred while configuring a component" (be nice if it
told
us
which component!!!)

So not withstanding that.......are there any other "components" that
might
be preventing this so called "wizard" from falling on it's magical
face?

Here is this is the result of my ipconfig/all command - any advice
please?

Windows IP Configuration
HostName -------------------: Server1
Primary suffix ---------------: myserver.local
Node type -------------------: hybrid
IP routing enabled ----------: No
WINS proxy enabled --------: No
DNS suffix search list -------: myserver.local

Ethernet adapter Network connection
Connection Specific DNS suffix ----- :
Description ----------------------------: Uli PCI Ethernet Controller
Physical address ----------------------: 00-0d-6a-cf-df-ed
DHCP enabled -------------------------: No
IP Address -----------------------------: 192.168.254.6
Subnet mask ---------------------------: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway -----------------------: 192.168.254.254
DNS Servers ---------------------------: 192.168.254.254
Primary WINS server ------------------: 192.168.16.2

Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connector
Description ------------------------------: Realtek PCI ethernet
connector
Physical address ------------------------: 00-00-21-D3-A4-03
DHCP enabled ---------------------------: No
IP Address -------------------------------: 192.168.16.2
Default Mask -----------------------------: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway -------------------------:
DNS servers ------------------------------: 127.0.0.1
Primary WINS Server --------------------:




Jim
Bitsnpcs






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