Hello,

I'm a beginner so please be kind :-)

I have set up a windows 2003 server and installed Active Directory and DNS
server.

I have gotten everything to work (I think) but I get a delay when accessing
non-local domains. E.g. Using IE and http://www.google.com

It feels like it's some timeout. so I'm thinking that maybe there is
something wrong with my Forwvarders.

Is there some way I can see how the DNS server resolves the DMS query? I.e.
Which one of my forwarders it's using.


// Anders
--
English is not my first, or second, language
so anything strange, or insulting, is due to
the translation.
Please correct me so I may improve my English!

"Anders Eriksson" <andis59@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11y55kfwtyd4z$.dlg@ostling.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm a beginner so please be kind :-)

We usually are kind to people trying to learn (like you) but we will still
correct any mistakes you make so don't get excited by that either. <grin>

> I have set up a windows 2003 server and installed Active Directory and DNS
> server.
>
> I have gotten everything to work (I think) but I get a delay when
> accessing
> non-local domains. E.g. Using IE and http://www.google.com
>
> It feels like it's some timeout. so I'm thinking that maybe there is
> something wrong with my Forwvarders.

You Forwarders will be used in the order they are listed in the forwarders
tab -- are they all VALID?

You can check each one (and the local servers) by using an explicit
NSLookup command (from command prompt):

nslookup www.google.com IP.of.Specific.DNS

Go through each one -- and add the "-time=10" parameter if you get timeouts
to see which ones work and which are slow.

> Is there some way I can see how the DNS server resolves the DMS query?
> I.e.
> Which one of my forwarders it's using.

There is "Debug Logging" in the DNS Server properties in the DNS MMC.

> English is not my first, or second, language
> so anything strange, or insulting, is due to
> the translation.

Nothing wrong at all. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would not have
noticed.

> Please correct me so I may improve my English!

Ok. And I can assure you that you speak English better than I speak
YOUR native language. <grin>


--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
(phone on web site)

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:36:11 -0500, Herb Martin wrote:

> You Forwarders will be used in the order they are listed in the forwarders
> tab -- are they all VALID?
>
> You can check each one (and the local servers) by using an explicit
> NSLookup command (from command prompt):
>
> nslookup www.google.com IP.of.Specific.DNS
>
> Go through each one -- and add the "-time=10" parameter if you get timeouts
> to see which ones work and which are slow.
>

OK, I found the error. I had 5 forwarders and the first 4 was invalid!
My net is a subnet of the companies real network. I just use it to test.
The Guy that handles the real net had just changed our ISP so all the old
DNS servers was invalid since we no longer was using this old ISP. when I
changed to the new valid ones my net is working very nice!

Thank you very much for your !

// Anders
--
English is not my first, or second, language
so anything strange, or insulting, is due to
the translation.
Please correct me so I may improve my English!

"Anders Eriksson" <andis59@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:18aiv1djjwn6w$.dlg@ostling.com...
> On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:36:11 -0500, Herb Martin wrote:
>
>> You Forwarders will be used in the order they are listed in the
>> forwarders
>> tab -- are they all VALID?
>>
>> You can check each one (and the local servers) by using an explicit
>> NSLookup command (from command prompt):
>>
>> nslookup www.google.com IP.of.Specific.DNS
>>
>> Go through each one -- and add the "-time=10" parameter if you get
>> timeouts
>> to see which ones work and which are slow.
>>
>
> OK, I found the error. I had 5 forwarders and the first 4 was invalid!
> My net is a subnet of the companies real network. I just use it to test.
> The Guy that handles the real net had just changed our ISP so all the old
> DNS servers was invalid since we no longer was using this old ISP. when I
> changed to the new valid ones my net is working very nice!
>
> Thank you very much for your !

You are welcome. Remember that NSLookup with an EXPLICIT server
listed can test each one of the DNS servers listed.


--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
(phone on web site)