How to build a public DNS server?

How to configure DNS Server to redirect to IP address?

• Hi, I am trying to set up a webpage under my domain. I have purchased a domain I have set up an index page I think I have set up a DNS server (With Windows Web Server 2003) When I use network tools to trace DNS server on my website, it returns with: Retrieving DNS records for Domain.com... DNS servers n1.Domain.com [Server IP] n2.Domain.com [Server IP] ns1.Domain.com [Server IP] ns2.Domain.com [Server IP] Answer records Domain.com NS gwp.dns 3600s Domain.com SOA server: gwp.dns email: hostmaster@dns serial: 2 refresh: 900 retry: 600 expire: 86400 minimum ttl: 3600 360 Problem is, when I try to open the website, it doesn't connect When I try using anonymouse, it returns an either Error Timeout, or Unable to determine IP address from host name The DNS server returned: Server Failure: The name server was unable to process this query. Any ideas? Thanks! P.S. I can't manage to get the Active Directory working due to the fact that Web Server edition's lack in DCPROMO Oh, the name of the jargon that describes the address to forward would be most helpful, there are just sooo many I.P. Address fields.

• Answer:

  Does you set-up DNS have the IP for your ISP DNS server? I have a Smoothwall DNS proxy in which I set the 1st Proxy as my ISP dns server and 2nd as the smoothwall IP this enables my networked computer to ask the isp first for the IP and then 2nd request will take it from the proxy. Web servers don't need DCPROMO this will set up a domain controller on the server and this is only needed when you have a workgroup of 10 or more clients (PCs). If you needed a file server you should upgrade the server 2003 standard version which has file server and web server. Web server version is so your able to build a complete web server on one server which is good for security and performance. By typing the IP address proves that it a DNS problem.