Hello Stuart,
The "." zone just states that it is the root DNS server. Once deleted you
can then add forwarders or send queries to the root hints.
Try this:
Active Directory with DNS on the same server.
TCP/IP settings
1.) Right click "My network places" and select properties.
2.) For the LAN connection right click and select properties.
3.) On the properties page double click TCP/IP
4.) At the bottom of the protocols page select Preferred DNS Server option
and enter the IP address for the server itself.
5.) Click the advanced button. In the advanced setting make sure the
"Register this connection's address in DNS" selection is checked at the
bottom of the display.
DNS settings
1.) Open up the DNS console.
2.) Once opened, right click on the server in the right hand pane and
select properties.
3.) Once the properties page is up, select the "Forwarders" tab.
4.) Check the "Enable forwarders" selection at the top.
5.) Add the IP address of the DNS in which to forward requests. If this is
the only DNS , add the IP address for the ISP's DNS. (note- In the TCP/IP
settings, we selected the choice for DNS to point to itself. If name
resolution cannot be resolved then a request is made to the forwarders. If
resolution cannot be made via the internal DNS and there are no forwarders
listed, then no resolution will be made at all.)
6.) Click OK.
7.) Expand the "Forward Lookup Zones"
8.) If there is a folder with a dot "." listed then delete it. (note- This
indicates to the server that it is the root server, which means do not go
beyond this server for name resolution.)
9.) Right click the domain folder and select properties. Make sure that
"Allow dynamic updates is selected."
Close out the DNS console.
Open up a command prompt and type the following:
1.)At the prompt type ipconfig /flushdns and wait for the services to
flush.
2.)ipconfig /registerdns wait for the services to regiser.
3.)net stop netlogon
4.)net start netlogon
If you receive an error during this process go to control panel, admin.
tools, services. Make sure the DHCP client service is started, even if
they are not using DHCP they still need the service started. Once all of
this is done. Open the DNS console again. Expand the forward lookup zones,
then expand the domain folder. You should see the underscore folders below:
_msdcs
_sites
_tcp
_udp
If you see these, then all is right with the world.
Go to the XP computer and open up a command prompt and type the following:
1.)At the prompt type ipconfig /flushdns and wait for the services to
flush.
2.)ipconfig /registerdns wait for the services to regiser.
3.)net stop netlogon
4.)net start netlogon
Go to the DNS server and verify that the XP client now has a record in the
DNS zone.
From the DNS server verify that you can resolve external names as well as
making sure that UDP 53 is open on the firewalls.
Shane Brasher
MCSE (2000,NT),MCSA, A+
Microsoft Platforms Support
Windows NT/2000 Networking
