DNS Server in Server 2k3

[embj]

Heelo, I have Windows Enterprise Server 2003 and I would like to host my DNS from it. I previously had ZoneEdit and my dns records from my registrar just changed over to the ones' that I pointed to my computer. I can't get my DNS to work. It won't show up if I try to trace it.
I have setup a forward lookup zone that looks like this:

(same as parent folder) Start of Authority (SOA) [20], dns1.eddiescomputerworld.com., hostmaster.eddiescomputerworld.com.
(same as parent folder) Responsible Person (RP) hostmaster@eddiescomputerworld.com.
(same as parent folder) Name Server (NS) dns2.eddiescomputerworld.com.
(same as parent folder) Name Server (NS) dns1.eddiescomputerworld.com.
mail Mail Exchanger (MX) [0] mail.eddiescomputerworld.com.
(same as parent folder) Mail Exchanger (MX) [5] smtp.secureserver.net.
www Host (A) 66.57.213.93
mail Host (A) 64.202.166.12
dns2 Host (A) 66.57.213.93
dns1 Host (A) 66.57.213.93
(same as parent folder) Host (A) 66.57.213.93
webmail Alias (CNAME) webmail.secureserver.net.


Anway, I have tried pointing it to my lan ip and my wan ip to no avail. I would like to also setup Exchange Server 2003 but, I can't use that 'til I've got my DNS straightened out.
I also have forwarded my router port 53 to my server and filtered it in the firewall on 2k3. I would think that it would be tcp and not udp....

Any help at all is appreciated. Thanks.

[Mntsnow]

DNS uses UDP on Port 53

[embj]

Thanks mntsnow. That was my problem...I'm glad. Now I can get my email. :cool:

[Mntsnow]

:) Enjoying 2k3? I like it

[embj]

Yep...it's awesome. I've been using it ever since the RC's came out. Now I can't figure out how to setup Exchange Server 2003. I guess I will keep trying. :confused:

[Mntsnow]

I havent tried exchange yet

[Siliconjunkie]

Exchange 2003 was a no-brainer for me. But I think it requires AD to work.

2k3 does come with a basic SMTP/POP3 server if you don't want or need all the bloat that comes with Exchange.

[embj]

Well, I finally got everything to work right. I had to fiddle around with it quite a lot but, I finally did. I just have a problem with Outlook Web Access. It shows a gui login but, once you login it shows a page like you would see if you are directory browsing. Now that's stumped me.....

[Siliconjunkie]

Check the default document on the virtual folder in IIS. I have seen it bork the OWA setup more than once.

[embj]

Well, I'm not exactly sure what the default doc is. I changed it so it wouldn't allow directory browsing on any of the virtual folders it put on there and it says you are not authorized to view this page. So I know there must not be a default doc. I've got everything that I think it could be typed into the exchweb virtual directory. So then I went into ProgramFiles\Exchsrvr\Exchweb and looked around for pages. I only found logoff.asp. So I'm beginning to think that it didn't install some pages correctly but, I could be wrong.

[Mntsnow]

Sorry for not checking back on this embj but did you get it going yet? If the only file your finding in your exchweb directory is logoff.asp you are missing pages! and as for what "default doc" is that is a setting you specify in order such as default.htm index.php default.asp ect thus if someone visits your site say www. something.com the server knows to first try serving up "default.htm first and if you dont have that file then it trys serving "index.php" and then default.asp" and if none of those files are listed then it returns the "not authorized" or 404 error depending on those options setup

Hope that helps

[embj]

I finally did get it fixed. I found out that I didn't have it setup for the Exchange App. I had it setup for the default app but, OWA is one of the great features of it. Now I am having troubles hosting multiple sites. I've got the second domain and it points to my site but, not to the site that I have setup for it to get from. I have the host headers setup for the www and without the www in IIS but, it doesn't seem to pick it up. :confused:

[embj]

I finally got everything straight but, soon I will have to set it up again but :(, there is good news about it though. I'm going to be upgrading to an MP system. Not sure if it is going to be an Athlon or a Xeon.