Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003

**Heeter** · May 12th, 2007

Hey all,

Wonder if I could get assistance setting up the DNS Server part of my Win2003. I would like to setup it up so that I could redirect the DNS from my registrar to my server.

I do have a static IP address and a domain name (hcctech.ca)

Right now, I just use my IP address to redirect to my apache setup on my Win2003.

Maybe there is a guide that I can follow.

So far I have put my original CD into my tray and installed the DNS server.

Thanks

Heeter

**madmatt** · May 12th, 2007

What are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to create an A record for hcctech.ca on your server?

**Heeter** · May 13th, 2007

Yes I am, Thanks Matt.

This is what I got so far (screenie), don't know if I need a reverse lookup as well.

The registrar is looking from something that starts with ns. eg; "ns1.hcctech.ca"

HelderC

**madmatt** · May 13th, 2007

You will have to have your ISP change/add the record for your IP address to match that, because your ISP is providing you with the IP address.

**Admiral Michael** · May 13th, 2007

He wants to be his own nameserver.

Quick google search:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...e+Search&meta=

**LordOfLA** · May 13th, 2007

Basically you want to create an NS record called ns1.hcctech.ca then an A record called the same, an A record for "server" and go from there.

**Heeter** · May 13th, 2007

Hi GUys,

LofLA, would I create the ns1.hcctech.ca under my "Server" or under Forward lookup? Would I create it as a new primary zone?

Would it look like this (screenie)? The IP address is my WAN address or is it my server address?

Thanks

**LordOfLA** · May 13th, 2007

Forward lookup. Use the WAN address. Your server should be directly connected with no NAT devices in the way.

**Heeter** · May 13th, 2007

How does this look? (screenie)

Port forwarding the router is not enough?

Thanks for all the help

**LordOfLA** · May 13th, 2007

delete all those zones you have. You should only have hcctech.ca. I said to create "RECORDS" not "ZONES"

That means right click in hcctech.ca and select new record......

Not rocket science

It will work through port forwarding, but it will cause problems.

**Heeter** · May 13th, 2007

Sorry Bud,

Not thinking straight,

How about this? (screenie)

If I put it through the DMZ of the router, that will be better then?

Thanks a million for your help.

**LordOfLA** · May 13th, 2007

Cool, you're getting there

Now you need to create A records with the correct name and a few more NS records (with associated A records) to keep the registrar happy

DMZ is cool, but that stops port mapping to other machines on your LAN..

**Heeter** · May 13th, 2007

Hmmm,

you seem to have lost me on the "more NS records" part.

I did create more A records, (screenie)

Maybe I didn't understand correctly,

Thanks again,

**LordOfLA** · May 13th, 2007

see there in your screenie it says Name Server (NS) - you need one for ns1 and one for ns2. You can safely ignore the one MS puts there.

**Heeter** · May 13th, 2007

Okay, how does this look?

I think that I am understanding how you are explaining this than going this "checklist" that MS provided in the Help section. looks a lot more introverted through the help section. Especially since it is assuming that Active Directory is installed, which I don't have.

LofLA, thanks for being patient with me.

Helder

**Heeter** · May 14th, 2007

Update,

I went to the registrar's site and used ns1.hcctech.ca/ns2.hcctech.ca for primary/secondary DNS, but it still not working, it has been a couple of days.

I wonder what else I might be missing, if there is.

Thanks,

Heeter

**madmatt** · May 14th, 2007

Am I missing something (Lord?) or don't you need to have your ISP change/add an A record for the IP address(es) you are using?

**Heeter** · May 14th, 2007

Well, I went logged on to their dns setup page, and entered My new DNS two days ago, but it doesn't look like it has propegated yet, or am I still missing something? I do a WHOIS and it does come back as "ns1.hcctech.ca", so it is registered.

Heeter

**Heeter** · May 14th, 2007

I ran a tracert on ns1.hcctech.ca, but it comes up nothing.

I ran a tracert on my domain (hcctech.ca) and it does pull up my IPAddress

**LordOfLA** · May 15th, 2007

Your ISP is probably blocking traceroute.

However no-ip.com still has the nameservers for the domain:

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsrep...ain=hcctech.ca

May 12th, 2007	Top \| #1
Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Hey all, Wonder if I could get assistance setting up the DNS Server part of my Win2003. I would like to setup it up so that I could redirect the DNS from my registrar to my server. I do have a static IP address and a domain name (hcctech.ca) Right now, I just use my IP address to redirect to my apache setup on my Win2003. Maybe there is a guide that I can follow. So far I have put my original CD into my tray and installed the DNS server. Thanks Heeter

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 What are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to create an A record for hcctech.ca on your server?

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Yes I am, Thanks Matt. This is what I got so far (screenie), don't know if I need a reverse lookup as well. The registrar is looking from something that starts with ns. eg; "ns1.hcctech.ca" HelderC Attached Thumbnails

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 You will have to have your ISP change/add the record for your IP address to match that, because your ISP is providing you with the IP address.

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Basically you want to create an NS record called ns1.hcctech.ca then an A record called the same, an A record for "server" and go from there. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Hi GUys, LofLA, would I create the ns1.hcctech.ca under my "Server" or under Forward lookup? Would I create it as a new primary zone? Would it look like this (screenie)? The IP address is my WAN address or is it my server address? Thanks Attached Thumbnails

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Forward lookup. Use the WAN address. Your server should be directly connected with no NAT devices in the way. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 How does this look? (screenie) Port forwarding the router is not enough? Thanks for all the help Attached Thumbnails

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 delete all those zones you have. You should only have hcctech.ca. I said to create "RECORDS" not "ZONES" That means right click in hcctech.ca and select new record...... Not rocket science It will work through port forwarding, but it will cause problems. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Sorry Bud, Not thinking straight, How about this? (screenie) If I put it through the DMZ of the router, that will be better then? Thanks a million for your help. Attached Thumbnails

May 13th, 2007	Top \| #12
LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Cool, you're getting there Now you need to create A records with the correct name and a few more NS records (with associated A records) to keep the registrar happy DMZ is cool, but that stops port mapping to other machines on your LAN.. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Hmmm, you seem to have lost me on the "more NS records" part. I did create more A records, (screenie) Maybe I didn't understand correctly, Thanks again, Attached Thumbnails

May 13th, 2007	Top \| #14
LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 see there in your screenie it says Name Server (NS) - you need one for ns1 and one for ns2. You can safely ignore the one MS puts there. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

May 13th, 2007	Top \| #15
Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Okay, how does this look? I think that I am understanding how you are explaining this than going this "checklist" that MS provided in the Help section. looks a lot more introverted through the help section. Especially since it is assuming that Active Directory is installed, which I don't have. LofLA, thanks for being patient with me. Helder Attached Thumbnails

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Update, I went to the registrar's site and used ns1.hcctech.ca/ns2.hcctech.ca for primary/secondary DNS, but it still not working, it has been a couple of days. I wonder what else I might be missing, if there is. Thanks, Heeter

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Am I missing something (Lord?) or don't you need to have your ISP change/add an A record for the IP address(es) you are using?

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Well, I went logged on to their dns setup page, and entered My new DNS two days ago, but it doesn't look like it has propegated yet, or am I still missing something? I do a WHOIS and it does come back as "ns1.hcctech.ca", so it is registered. Heeter

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 I ran a tracert on ns1.hcctech.ca, but it comes up nothing. I ran a tracert on my domain (hcctech.ca) and it does pull up my IPAddress

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,015 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 209	Re: Need Help setting up DNS Server Win2003 Your ISP is probably blocking traceroute. However no-ip.com still has the nameservers for the domain: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/dnsrep...ain=hcctech.ca If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.