using windows 2003 dns

valthor · 01-03-2010, 02:31 PM

At several small businesses where I work we had to install servers to support a specific big app. In order for the silly domain stuff to work, every single workstation required putting the server address (192.168.8.51 for example) in as the primary DNS. Now I presume that every DNS query for every little banner ad etc has to go ask the local server first and it goes out to get the answer on the internet. This seems like a waste of resources. Also I cannot take the server down without interrupting peoples internet service (because apparently the secondary DNS entry in windows is not actually used). Any suggestions for a better way to do this?

01-03-2010, 02:31 PM	#1
valthor Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1	using windows 2003 dns At several small businesses where I work we had to install servers to support a specific big app. In order for the silly domain stuff to work, every single workstation required putting the server address (192.168.8.51 for example) in as the primary DNS. Now I presume that every DNS query for every little banner ad etc has to go ask the local server first and it goes out to get the answer on the internet. This seems like a waste of resources. Also I cannot take the server down without interrupting peoples internet service (because apparently the secondary DNS entry in windows is not actually used). Any suggestions for a better way to do this?

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