in my case my clients are getting all dns servers. which is what my issue was. glad for all the help.
thanks, ddh On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 9:33 AM, <wbr...@e1b.org> wrote: > "Lightner, Jeff" <jlight...@water.com> wrote on 08/20/2012 08:56:56 AM: > > > That is to say don't put the external servers in /etc/resolv.conf on > > your clients - only put the internal one there. (Or the Windows > > equivalent setup should only see your internal DNS server.) > > Or push via DHCP as in this case. > > > I would correct the prior post not to say "EVER" but rather "not > > directly". Often in an internal/external configuration only the > > "external" server queries the internet and the internal one forwards > > requests it gets to the external one. It doesn't matter if the > > external server the internal DNS server is pointing to also has > > records for the domains because the internal server would already > > have answered for the domains it is authoritative for before trying > > to forward. We have internal/external setup here for one domain > > and have no problems doing this. (Oddly enough we also have views > > but that's another story...) > > We're using different semantics here. I meant that the workstation should > only send queries to the internal server and get answers from same. Where > that data comes from, is not important, at least from the perspective of > the workstation as long as it is correct. > > Put another way, packets are only exchanged between workstation and the > internal name server. > > Also, this is only for normal operations. Use of host/dig/nslookup > directed at any specific DNS servers not included. > > > > Confidentiality Notice: > This electronic message and any attachments may contain confidential or > privileged information, and is intended only for the individual or entity > identified above as the addressee. If you are not the addressee (or the > employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the addressee), or if this > message has been addressed to you in error, you are hereby notified that > you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of this message or any > attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail or > telephone and delete this message from your system. > -- Dwayne Hottinger Network Administrator Harrisonburg City Public Schools
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