Eliminate HOST file Andrew 5/17/2007 1:53:01 PM I have a host file on ISA 2004 server which has references to a few web servers that I host internally but DNS is controlled by GoDaddy. Our Windows DNS which is hosted by our domain controller, is hosting an Active Directory integrated zone. The FQDN for the zone is o2.local. The domain names in the host fie point to internal IP addresses but its used in case GoDaddy goes down (which they actually did a month ago). I want to move the refernces in the HOST file to my internal DNS server but I'm not sure as to how I should do this.. I think I may have to create new zones.. any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Re: Eliminate HOST file "Mike Spike" <Mike[ at ]melted-Cpu-co.uk> 5/17/2007 3:46:25 PM Yep, new non active directory integrated zone should do it, but you will have to put all the info in by hand unless you have some way of getting a read only copy from GoDaddy. MM. "Andrew" <Andrew[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F58F3B6E-0DBA-48C0-8AC0-9618399E1AAC[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have a host file on ISA 2004 server which has references to a few web > servers that I host internally but DNS is controlled by GoDaddy. Our > Windows > DNS which is hosted by our domain controller, is hosting an Active > Directory > integrated zone. The FQDN for the zone is o2.local. The domain names in > the > host fie point to internal IP addresses but its used in case GoDaddy goes > down (which they actually did a month ago). I want to move the refernces > in > the HOST file to my internal DNS server but I'm not sure as to how I > should > do this.. I think I may have to create new zones.. any feedback would be > greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Re: Eliminate HOST file "ObiWan [MVP]" <obiwan[ at ]mvps.org> 5/18/2007 9:15:02 AM [Quoted Text] > I have a host file on ISA 2004 server which has references to a few web > servers that I host internally but DNS is controlled by GoDaddy. Our > Windows DNS which is hosted by our domain controller, is hosting an Active > Directory integrated zone. The FQDN for the zone is o2.local. The domain > names in the host fie point to internal IP addresses but its used in case > GoDaddy goes down (which they actually did a month ago). I want to move > the refernces in the HOST file to my internal DNS server but I'm not sure > as to how I should do this.. I think I may have to create new zones.. any > feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. create a new standard primary zone (no AD) for each host you want to "remap", insert into each zone a nameless A record resolving to the IP address you want; an example; let's say you want to remap an host called www.foobar.com to the IP address 10.0.0.10 new DNS zone type = standard primary name = www.foobar.com new record type = A name = address = 10.0.0.10 that's all; repeat the above for the other hosts and you'll be up and running; by the way you may also automate the process using some scripting or the dnscmd tool HTH -- * ObiWan Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - Networking http://www.microsoft.com/communities/MVP/MVP.mspx http://italy.mvps.org

Re: Eliminate HOST file Andrew 5/18/2007 6:00:00 PM One problem though.. some of the sites go to diff IPs internally.. example.. our CRM = 172.16.0.2= ibis.o2mediainc.com mail = 172.16.0.4 = mail.o2mediainc.com will the above method still work? Also.. GoDaddy is hosting our DNS for both zones so will this screw up people outside our network from getting to sites hosted in these domains? "ObiWan [MVP]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > > I have a host file on ISA 2004 server which has references to a few > web > > servers that I host internally but DNS is controlled by GoDaddy. Our > > Windows DNS which is hosted by our domain controller, is hosting an > Active > > Directory integrated zone. The FQDN for the zone is o2.local. The > domain > > names in the host fie point to internal IP addresses but its used in > case > > GoDaddy goes down (which they actually did a month ago). I want to > move > > the refernces in the HOST file to my internal DNS server but I'm not > sure > > as to how I should do this.. I think I may have to create new zones.. > any > > feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > create a new standard primary zone (no AD) for each host you want to > "remap", insert into each zone a nameless A record resolving to the IP > address you want; an example; let's say you want to remap an host > called www.foobar.com to the IP address 10.0.0.10 > > new DNS zone > type = standard primary > name = www.foobar.com > > new record > type = A > name = > address = 10.0.0.10 > > that's all; repeat the above for the other hosts and you'll be up and > running; by the way you may also automate the process using some > scripting or the dnscmd tool > > HTH > > -- > > * ObiWan > > Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - Networking > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/MVP/MVP.mspx > http://italy.mvps.org > > > >

Re: Eliminate HOST file Andrew 5/18/2007 6:00:01 PM One problem though.. some of the sites go to diff IPs internally.. example.. our CRM = 172.16.0.2= ibis.o2mediainc.com mail = 172.16.0.4 = mail.o2mediainc.com will the above method still work? Also.. GoDaddy is hosting our DNS for both zones so will this screw up people outside our network from getting to sites hosted in these domains? "ObiWan [MVP]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > > I have a host file on ISA 2004 server which has references to a few > web > > servers that I host internally but DNS is controlled by GoDaddy. Our > > Windows DNS which is hosted by our domain controller, is hosting an > Active > > Directory integrated zone. The FQDN for the zone is o2.local. The > domain > > names in the host fie point to internal IP addresses but its used in > case > > GoDaddy goes down (which they actually did a month ago). I want to > move > > the refernces in the HOST file to my internal DNS server but I'm not > sure > > as to how I should do this.. I think I may have to create new zones.. > any > > feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > create a new standard primary zone (no AD) for each host you want to > "remap", insert into each zone a nameless A record resolving to the IP > address you want; an example; let's say you want to remap an host > called www.foobar.com to the IP address 10.0.0.10 > > new DNS zone > type = standard primary > name = www.foobar.com > > new record > type = A > name = > address = 10.0.0.10 > > that's all; repeat the above for the other hosts and you'll be up and > running; by the way you may also automate the process using some > scripting or the dnscmd tool > > HTH > > -- > > * ObiWan > > Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - Networking > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/MVP/MVP.mspx > http://italy.mvps.org > > > >

Re: Eliminate HOST file "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin[ at ]nospam.WFTX.US> 5/19/2007 3:08:45 AM Read inline please. In news:52CF7BB3-08A2-46B2-A4E7-9029668A731D[ at ]microsoft.com, Andrew <Andrew[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> typed: [Quoted Text] > One problem though.. some of the sites go to diff IPs internally.. > example.. our > > CRM = 172.16.0.2= ibis.o2mediainc.com > > mail = 172.16.0.4 = mail.o2mediainc.com > > will the above method still work? Also.. GoDaddy is hosting our DNS > for both zones so will this screw up people outside our network from > getting to sites hosted in these domains? Yes, it will work, and they can be integrated into Active Directory, integrating them in Active Directory will make the replicate to the internal DNS servers on DCs. -- Best regards, Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] Hope This Helps Send IM: http://www.icq.com/people/webmsg.php?to=296095728 =================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue, to respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email address. =================================== http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ http://support.wftx.us/ http://message.wftx.us/ =================================== Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: It will strip signature out and more http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ =================================== Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with OEBackup: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx ===================================