RE: Setup DNS server
DNS is a complex subject and you'll need to burn some midnight oil if you
want to understand it fully.
Basically, if you just want to provide a 'forwarding' DNS service for your
LAN computers, this will in most cases work anyway without any special
settings. This happens because (in the absence of other instructions) your
server will contact the root-authority DNS servers for info.
If you do create a 'zone' -as the entry for a domain is termed- then this
will affect the info returned for this domain, but (since it 's not the
Authoritative nameserver for the domain) will only apply to users of this
internal DNS server.
Thus you should NOT create a zone for your internet/website/email domain,
that is unless you want to influence how your internal computers will see
that domain.
If you want to have a domain for the naming of internal computers, then use
a subdomain, for example lan.domain.com or else use a non-internet naming
system, e.g. domain.local
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"KellyWayper@gmail.com" wrote:
> Hi
> I setup up my first DNS server, when I look at dnsmgmt, under Froward
> lookup Zones -> domain.com
> I cant see any folders under it, it suppose to have ftp,
> tcp....folders under it
> I think I didnt setup my DNS properly, but I can still use the
> internet, can anyone tell me whats wrong with my DNS?
>
> thanks
>