DNS lookup issue

Windows 2003 server with Exchange Server 2003 Standard, with 50 XP Pro
clients, all DHCP enabled.

My users get a DNS error on the LAN when they go to http://www.mydomain.com

mydomain.com is a domain used for email (local Exchange server) and a web
site (off site hosted by ISP).

How do I get the local DNS to route all local requests for
http://www.mydomain.com through to the correct off site server?

TIA

Maurice

If mydomain.com is an Active Directory domain, then simply create a host
record called www within the existing zone - point the record to the public
IP. If mydomain.com is not an Active Directory domain, then on your DNS
server create a standard primary zone called mydomain.com. Within the zone
create a host record called www with the correct IP address.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Maurice Bishop" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Windows 2003 server with Exchange Server 2003 Standard, with 50 XP Pro
> clients, all DHCP enabled.
>
> My users get a DNS error on the LAN when they go to
http://www.mydomain.com
>
> mydomain.com is a domain used for email (local Exchange server) and a web
> site (off site hosted by ISP).
>
> How do I get the local DNS to route all local requests for
> http://www.mydomain.com through to the correct off site server?
>
> TIA
>
> Maurice
>
>

Dear Doug

I have made the entry as suggested.

However, the ISP server IP address hosts a number of web sites. I still get
a lookup error when looking for www.mydomain.com

Any further suggestions would be greatlt appreciated.

TIA

Maurice

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> If mydomain.com is an Active Directory domain, then simply create a host
> record called www within the existing zone - point the record to the
> public
> IP. If mydomain.com is not an Active Directory domain, then on your DNS
> server create a standard primary zone called mydomain.com. Within the
> zone
> create a host record called www with the correct IP address.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Maurice Bishop" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:42f38832$0$14647$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Windows 2003 server with Exchange Server 2003 Standard, with 50 XP Pro
>> clients, all DHCP enabled.
>>
>> My users get a DNS error on the LAN when they go to
> http://www.mydomain.com
>>
>> mydomain.com is a domain used for email (local Exchange server) and a web
>> site (off site hosted by ISP).
>>
>> How do I get the local DNS to route all local requests for
>> http://www.mydomain.com through to the correct off site server?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Maurice
>>
>>
>
>

Hmmm. Try:

1. Either reboot or run ipconfig /flushdns on all machines, and try this
again.

2. Are you running a proxy server - possibly caching an incorrect entry for
mydomain.com?

3. Do external machines get a web page at http://www.mydomain.com?

4. Other possibilities - hosts file entries, different port - eg.
http://www.mydomain.com:8080.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP


"Maurice Bishop" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Dear Doug
>
> I have made the entry as suggested.
>
> However, the ISP server IP address hosts a number of web sites. I still
get
> a lookup error when looking for www.mydomain.com
>
> Any further suggestions would be greatlt appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Maurice
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > If mydomain.com is an Active Directory domain, then simply create a host
> > record called www within the existing zone - point the record to the
> > public
> > IP. If mydomain.com is not an Active Directory domain, then on your DNS
> > server create a standard primary zone called mydomain.com. Within the
> > zone
> > create a host record called www with the correct IP address.
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "Maurice Bishop" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> > news:42f38832$0$14647$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Windows 2003 server with Exchange Server 2003 Standard, with 50 XP Pro
> >> clients, all DHCP enabled.
> >>
> >> My users get a DNS error on the LAN when they go to
> > http://www.mydomain.com
> >>
> >> mydomain.com is a domain used for email (local Exchange server) and a
web
> >> site (off site hosted by ISP).
> >>
> >> How do I get the local DNS to route all local requests for
> >> http://www.mydomain.com through to the correct off site server?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> Maurice
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>