Window Server 2003: Where to put the IP of ISP?

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In Windows Server 2003 domain controller it is recommended that the DNS should be its own IP address, so where should I put the IP of ISP?

Asked: December 30, 2007 9:31 AM Last updated: December 16, 2014 7:57 PM

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You don’t need to put the IP of the ISP DNS server any where. The DNS Server on the domain controller will already know the IP addresses of the Internet root DNS servers which it will use to find the web sites on the internet.

Make sure to install the DNS service on the domain controller before making it a domain controller, and put the IP of the domain controller before making the machine a domain controller.

Check out Michael Khanin’s blog on Windows and Network Administration.

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added 12/31/07 by spadasoe:

You can include your ISP DNS by adding them to your DNS configuration on the forwarders tab of your DNS properties.

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Wrobinson Jan 3, 2008 5:01 AM GMT

You may choose not to have your DNS servers use root hints. In this case, you will need to remove the root hints and use the DNS servers of your ISP as forwarders.

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