Which address? Routable or Non Routable in TCP/IP properties?

[UnknownEntity]

Hi all,


Maybe a very basic question which relates to windows 2003 dns setup, I've read in several sources that the preferred dns servers in tcp/ip properties should be set to the ip address of the DNS server itself, that is, the NON-ROUTABLE address. Is this true? and why? I have already used the DNS address provided by my ISP in that section (advanced properties of TCP/IP). Are there any security implications of one over the other? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thankyou.

Drakul.

 

[lgarner]

The servers set in TCP/IP properties are used by the server to lookup hostnames & addresses. If you have DNS running on the server itself, then it makes sense to use it. You should have forwarders set up in the DNS configuration to forward queries to the same ISP servers.

Also, if the server uses the ISP for DNS, it won't be able to resolve its own domain hosts even though it has them in DNS.

 

[msworld]

Addition to lgarner's comments, using ISP is not secure and logon is slower.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

http://www.HowToNetworking.com