Re: 2003 server and 2 network cards

Have you enabled NAT?

"Alan Owen" <Alan Owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi, we are new to Petri's site but have used his tips a lot! We have the
> following configuration:
>
> 1 Windows 2003 server running as a domain controller with Active
> Directory.
> It also has exchange 2003 on it and two network cards.
>
> 1 network card is connected to the internal network on 10.1.0.xx range and
> has a static ip address of 10.1.0.xxx. Our other network card is connected
> directly to a BT router with a static ip address of 217.33.73.xxxassigned
> to
> the network card. We can telnet and perform smtp internally but when we
> connect the BT router and effectively connect it to the internet, we
> cannot
> ping the 217.33.73.xxx and we cannot telnet it and it does not recieve any
> mail, although mail goes out OK.
>
> We setup both telnet and smtp access on the public card, as well as a
> basic
> firewall. When we traced the ping, it failed after connecting to the BT
> router and not connecting to our machine, so we assume that the DNS is
> incorrect!
>
> We are having terrible trouble with the DNS setup. Our domain is called
> rafa.local and our mail server is mail.rafa.org.uk. We host the mail
> server
> and our web site is hosted elsewhere. The mx record definately points to
> 217.33.73.xxx as we have an old novell box on the end and it receives mail
> without any problems.
>
> Can anyone tell us what we should have in the reverse and forward lookup
> zones for A records and mx records? As well as what is required in the
> root.
>
> we may not have the gateways setup correctly either and would appreciate
> any
> comments.
>
> We have tried all sorts of combinations and still cannot get it to work. I
> understand that it must be the dns that is causing the problem as it does
> not
> respond to any requests from the Internet. A list of what is needed within
> the lookup zones would be useful.
>
> Please help! (If you require any further information, we are happy to
> provide it!)
>


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