You probably don't want to use your public domain name for your internal
network. For active directory to work properly the domain controller should
be the DNS server. If the internal domain name is the same as your external
public domain there are some special things you have to do for internal
clients to access your external web site. Normally you would use something
like breakingcustom.lan for your internal domain name. The internal DNS
server resolves the internal network and should be set to forward external
requests to your ISP's DNS servers.
Right now you are using your ISP's DNS servers for the client PC. This is
why you get that error. Your ISP's DBS servers have no idea where your DC
is. In an active directory domain the clients should only be using an active
directory integrated DNS server. Explaining how to set up active directory
is beyond the scope of a newsgroup. It sounds like it would be easier at
this point to start again from scratch. With a single domain controller in a
small network it is easiest if the domain controller is the only DNS server,
the DHCP server, and the WINS server. Turn off DHCP on the router.
--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
"Breakingcustom" <Breakingcustom.37avl1@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Quote:
>
> Right now the router is the DHCP server. All I have enabled as roles on
> Server 2003 is Domain Controller, File Server, and Application Server.
> Firewall is disabled in 2003. Like I said the domain name is actually a
> registered domain that I own. Would it be better if I did something
> different?
>
> This is from the server with 03 RC2:
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : breakingcustom.com
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : breakingcustom.com
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
> Ethernet
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-30-08-35
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 204.127.203.135
> 216.148.225.135
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:12:08
> AM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, April 04, 2008 6:12:08
> AM
>
> This is from the Vista machine:
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Conlan-Laptop
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> Network Con
> nection
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-BF-8F-6D-38
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E
> Fast Ethern
> et NIC (NDIS 6.0)
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-68-18-BD-A8
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
> fe80::2caa:248:d397:1719%8(Preferred)
> IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103(Preferred)
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 02, 2008
> 7:37:53 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, April 04, 2008 7:37:52
> AM
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 204.127.203.135
> 216.148.225.135
> Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>
> Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
> isatap.{892DDE9C-E846-4427-B922-30A210BFC
> A2F}
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
> isatap.{DCBB2F25-81B4-43D2-A454-A8255BB40
> 9D9}
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 14:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling
> Pseudo-Interface
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
> 2001:0:4137:9e50:20b7:1fcf:3f57:fe98(Pref
> erred)
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
> fe80::20b7:1fcf:3f57:fe98%11(Preferred)
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>
> --
> Breakingcustom