Re: CEICW settings for static IP - need advice
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:22:55 -0500
Mike Webb <mikewebb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for your comments and advice, (and patience). I know my
questions must seem elementary, and I DID try to learn something by
googling and searching on the SBS 2003 Solution Center (at
Microsoft's site), but I must have searched using the wrong terms. I
learn a tremendous amount from the readers and MVP's on this NG; one
important item was to try and figure the problem out myself. I try
not to "shotgun" my questions until I've tried to find an answer.
I DO appreciate your help and advice. I've had LOTS of problems these
past few weeks and I could not have gotten my server back up without
the aid of this NG. I remember you chimed in a few times, with
advice I could use. Thanks again!
You're most welcome - always happy to help :-)
Mike
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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Mike Webb <mikewebb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Running SBS 2003 Premium SP2 with 2 NIC's, ISA 2004, WSUS 3.0,
Exchange, SQL, T1 connection.
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For several years I've used the Custom DNS service at dyndns.org and
have been quite satisfied. However, I recently upgraded to T1 with 5
static IP's. Our website is hosted by Network Solutions.
OK, but neither of these really has any bearing on your public
DNS.....
I recently went through a (very stressful) server rebuild that
lasted 3 weeks (!). Had to mostly start over from scratch. One of
the good things that came of it is that it forced me to review
every setting and every process I do on the server while I bring it
back to it's former capability.
We've had some problems with email, just minor, and while I dug into
the CEICW (and reviewed the posts at
https://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2004/09/03/12962.aspx and
http://www.sbs-rocks.com/sbs2k3/sbs2k3-n2.htm), I got to wondering
about the entry for the domain server and mail server. I've used
"whoopingcrane.org" and "mail.whoopingcrane.org", but the more I
look at "mail.whoopingcrane.org" the more I wonder about it. Is it
something I need to "spell out"? Is it just used in the MX record?
It's an A (address) record that points at your public IP, and is set
up as your MX record. There's nothing wrong with it. If you change
ISPs, and have a new public IP, you merely modify the IP addres
specified in the A record mail,whoopingcrane.org
I'm really not sure; a vendor set our SBS up for us 4 years ago and
since then we've gone from dial-up ISP to satellite ISP to
landline/T1 ISP and I don't remember why "mail" was used.
Um - because it's the most logical name when you're talking about MX
records? They could've used fluffybunnyslippers.whoopingcrane.org -
it doesn't matter. It's just a name. As long as it's set up right &
matches where it needs to match, there's nothing to change or worry
about.
Never
thought to question it. Could someone point me to a resource, or
provide advice on what is common for a small org with a static IP on
a T1 to do in the CEICW settings?
Your CEICW should configure your LAN settings - the only thing it
will ask you about your public domain is what email domain you use
(whoopingcrane.org) and your SSL cert (which you've probably created
yourself, and which should also be mail.whoopingcrane.org or
whatever A record you use to access your server via OWA, RWW, RPC
over HTTP).
Remember: your public DNS has nothing to do with your private / AD
DNS.
On a related note, I started with dyndns.org for the DDNS service.
Now that we have a static IP, should I scale back what I have? What
do others recommend? (For those who use dyndns.org and also have a
static IP.)
You still need someone external to handle your DNS - I like DynDNS
immensely. There's no reason to change. Your changing ISPs has no
bearing on it - and you're best off not having an ISP or webhosting
company manage it. I'd leave it be.
Many thanks in advance!
Mike Webb
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc.
a conservation 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
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