Help Please with Network Setup Feedback

DHCP rolled out fine
Clients were able to talk via ping
Clients were able to get out to internet using gateway
Clients could not ping using FQDN
What do you think of my overall strategy? What do I need to change? How can
I tell if DNS is working for sure? I am assuming that since I do not get a
reply using FQDN that DNS is not working.

Would it be correct to say that my DNS server is authoritative for the
“office.kelly.net� zone, while my ISP will be authoritative for the
“Kelly.net� zone?

I guess my goal is that my DNS server resolve all internal addressing, and
at the same time forwarding all unresolved addressing to my ISP's DNS through
forwarders. Sound right?
Thanks!

Kelly,
Try this reference
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323380 It gives you
all the setup instructions you need. It help me.


"kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> DHCP rolled out fine
> Clients were able to talk via ping
> Clients were able to get out to internet using gateway
> Clients could not ping using FQDN
> What do you think of my overall strategy? What do I need to change? How
> can
> I tell if DNS is working for sure? I am assuming that since I do not get a
> reply using FQDN that DNS is not working.
>
> Would it be correct to say that my DNS server is authoritative for the
> "office.kelly.net" zone, while my ISP will be authoritative for the
> "Kelly.net" zone?
>
> I guess my goal is that my DNS server resolve all internal addressing, and
> at the same time forwarding all unresolved addressing to my ISP's DNS
> through
> forwarders. Sound right?
> Thanks!
>

I did join my XP clients to the domain. I could ping them via their NetBios
name (mobile1, mobile2) but not using FQDN (mobile1.office.kelly.net,
mobile2.office.kelly.net).

I remember that Dynamic updates may have been grayed out during the DNS
process.

Is their a preferred order of install when setting up a DC with DHCP and DNS?
Should I do DNS first manually or just doing it with AD installation? Should
I do DHCP before or after AD and/or DNS?

Could I use the process I described to setup a SOHO, and would it be
considered practical or good practice? If not, what do I need to change for
"best practice" install?

Any help would be appreciated.

"pestocat" wrote:

> Kelly,
> Try this reference
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323380 It gives you
> all the setup instructions you need. It help me.
>
>
> "kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:34F75E59-EE28-4D44-B2F5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > DHCP rolled out fine
> > Clients were able to talk via ping
> > Clients were able to get out to internet using gateway
> > Clients could not ping using FQDN
> > What do you think of my overall strategy? What do I need to change? How
> > can
> > I tell if DNS is working for sure? I am assuming that since I do not get a
> > reply using FQDN that DNS is not working.
> >
> > Would it be correct to say that my DNS server is authoritative for the
> > "office.kelly.net" zone, while my ISP will be authoritative for the
> > "Kelly.net" zone?
> >
> > I guess my goal is that my DNS server resolve all internal addressing, and
> > at the same time forwarding all unresolved addressing to my ISP's DNS
> > through
> > forwarders. Sound right?
> > Thanks!
> >
>
>
>