Forwarders are not available because this is a root server

[Gerald Timbrell]

Hi all,
I have instaled a 2000 server and Exchange 2000. I am trying to configure the Exchange server for Internet mail connection. I have read the article "Learn Exchange Server 2000: Setting up DNS for Internet Access" which says to go into the DNS MMC, right click on the DNS server, select properties and then select the Forwarders tab. Here it just says that forwarders are not available because this is a root server. Help! Do I need to set up another virtual server? If so where and how? This is my first contact with 2000 server and Exchange so appolagies if the answer is obvious. Help would be very much appreciated on this one.
Regards
Gerald......

[Eric]

No problem... just do this: Make sure your own IP is the only IP listed for DNS in TCP/IP properties. Then, open DNS manager and delete the "." domain in the forward lookup zone list (should be above your AD domain in the zone list). Close DNS Mgr, Restart the DNS Server Service, open DNS Mgr, configure forwarders.

-Eric


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Gerald Timbrell at 11/25/2002 10:21:45 AM


Hi all,
I have instaled a 2000 server and Exchange 2000. I am trying to configure the Exchange server for Internet mail connection. I have read the article "Learn Exchange Server 2000: Setting up DNS for Internet Access" which says to go into the DNS MMC, right click on the DNS server, select properties and then select the Forwarders tab. Here it just says that forwarders are not available because this is a root server. Help! Do I need to set up another virtual server? If so where and how? This is my first contact with 2000 server and Exchange so appolagies if the answer is obvious. Help would be very much appreciated on this one.
Regards
Gerald......

[nicknet]

If you delete the DNS zone when your on a replication partner will AD recreate it if you add the zone again? Or will a replication partner replicate that change back to the other domain controllers?