tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post7643910285484879192..comments2023-05-27T03:03:25.460-07:00Comments on SeanDaniel.com / technology: The Basics of Local DNS for Small Business Server 2011 EssentialsSean Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05628006595925427776noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-69853304765628880872017-12-28T02:43:28.295-08:002017-12-28T02:43:28.295-08:00The default local address for the network router i...The default local address for the network router is 10.0.0.1 and this is also a “class A” internet protocol address <a href="http://whatsmyrouterip.com/" rel="nofollow">private IP address</a> calvinewershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577240595558024291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-9109486376805679942017-01-05T10:51:17.009-08:002017-01-05T10:51:17.009-08:00How exactly did you think hijacking DNS was a good...How exactly did you think hijacking DNS was a good idea? Next time you want to *help*, maybe just setup DHCP correctly instead. At least that solution would fail gracefully as opposed to this. <br /><br />Its 2016 now, Windows 2016 Standard server with the essentials role installed as a MEMBER server on a larger domain, is still HIJACKING DNS entries on client machines like MALWARE. (worse, malware can be removed)<br /><br />Great news ! The 'Windows lan config' services is gone, the SkipAutoDnsConfig registry entries that worked in 2012 seem to be ignored now. So can someone tell me how to turn off this stupid behavior so my clients can go back to using the DOMAIN CONTROLLER FOR DNS LIKE DHCP IS SET TO CONFIGURE THEM ! <br /><br />Undocumented, Non-standard, non-compliant, uncontrollable behavior like this isn't even remotely helpful to novices. It is even worse for them cause even experienced admins have no idea how to disable this crap, really wtf were you thinking? <br /><br />Literally no one knows how to turn this network breaking *feature* off ?<br />AnnoyedTechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028231621440030420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-77068995369736211862016-07-08T22:25:11.473-07:002016-07-08T22:25:11.473-07:00Sorry Matt, I can't recall the details on how ...Sorry Matt, I can't recall the details on how this works anymore. Sean Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628006595925427776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-22656655448909367572016-06-29T09:07:43.819-07:002016-06-29T09:07:43.819-07:00Hello! I realize that this forum is way past anci...Hello! I realize that this forum is way past ancient, but I've all but run out of places to look. We are having the same issue where the computers do not revert back to automatic when they leave the office. If this issue has been resolved I would love to know how. <br /><br />ThanksMatt Davidsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-48189277277351978162014-01-09T02:53:03.986-08:002014-01-09T02:53:03.986-08:00We've got the issue with Windows 8 laptops on ...We've got the issue with Windows 8 laptops on an Essentials 2012 domain. The Windows Server LAN Configuration service is disabled on laptops but some of them still have static DNS server settings that appear when out of the office. These are repeatedly changed back to use DHCP server, but it makes no difference the next time the laptop is out of the office. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-48928414967554953482014-01-01T13:28:47.865-08:002014-01-01T13:28:47.865-08:00Thanks Sean!Thanks Sean!rgeunesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-4773004385853553632013-07-08T18:36:00.270-07:002013-07-08T18:36:00.270-07:00raisinron & Kitti,
Out of the BOX DNS is set ...raisinron & Kitti,<br /><br />Out of the BOX DNS is set up correctly, the DNS server on SBS is installed and operational. <br /><br />Client Computers are handed out the local IP address of the server to resolve DNS addresses<br /><br />The SBS Server Network adapter settings are pointing to 127.0.0.1, local host, DNS will then work on the local network correctly.<br /><br />The DNS Server on the server is configured to query "root" DNS servers, although in some installation environments, DNS detects more appropriate forwarders. This is often the IP address of your router, or in some cases, the IP address of your ISP. You can change the forwarders to whatever you want, like Google DNS or OpenDNS or your ISPs DNS, which will facilitate Internet name resolution.<br /><br />Hope that helpsSean Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628006595925427776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-69450346088115594922013-05-18T19:34:16.043-07:002013-05-18T19:34:16.043-07:00Hi all,
Been using SBS 2011E for 6 months,
Since...Hi all,<br /><br />Been using SBS 2011E for 6 months,<br /><br />Since last month, I also get the same problems as well. My internet is losing everyday and first thing I have to do everytime is changing the DNS of the clients to obtain DNS automatically. But, this is just temporary solution I think, because I have to do it everyday. Anyone can suggest?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571598909435656148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-82436330649540742112013-04-17T20:25:10.561-07:002013-04-17T20:25:10.561-07:00My question/comment applies to a Server 2012 Essen...My question/comment applies to a Server 2012 Essentials box I just installed for a client: About two days after install, I got a call from the ISP's security office (Cablevision/Optimum Online) indicating this brand new server was an intermediate participant in the Spamhaus DDOS attack, and insisting that we modify the server's DNS to disable recursion, which also turns off any use of forwarders [including the router!]. Can someone (Sean?) suggest how to reconfigure so that users successfully and reliably resolve both local and external addresses?raisinronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608671569991686660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-11233762672810881062013-04-10T14:10:50.351-07:002013-04-10T14:10:50.351-07:00Sorry guys. Just to clarify I was posting for the ...Sorry guys. Just to clarify I was posting for the comment on 4/08/2013 1:18 PM with username DubOnline which is myself as well.Omar Buttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-29020199132375205872013-04-10T14:07:50.314-07:002013-04-10T14:07:50.314-07:00Hi All, After banging my head against a brick wall...Hi All, After banging my head against a brick wall I found the solution myself. Seems like the problem is with the service provider. The way I tested it was by using a free proxy server on the internet and all the websites worked within the computers on the network. It's either a matter of replacing the modem or changing the service provider to a different one. I will keep you all posted in the next few days.Omar Buttnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-55440799364011665602013-04-10T07:20:33.760-07:002013-04-10T07:20:33.760-07:00A customer at which I installed SBS 2011 Essential...A customer at which I installed SBS 2011 Essentials on an HP Microserver, asked me to add a standalone XP box to the domain so that it could benefit from client computer backups. This PC's only function was as a RealVNC Server to allow a remote worker to update files just on that PC. The remote tool used is VNC viewer. Since joining the domain VNC Viewer times out on connection. Googling the issue comes up with a solution for SBS 2011 involving changing group policy to turn off "Protect All Network Connections" for XP clients, but I can't find this option within SBS 2011 Essentials. What am I doing wrong?Adsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-74323094699163317812013-04-08T13:18:13.094-07:002013-04-08T13:18:13.094-07:00Hi Guys,
This is the most strang...Hi Guys,<br /> This is the most strange problem that I have never come across before. I have recently installed a new SBS 2011 standard(not essentials) server in a small company of 4 employees. Everything is working fine including emails, owa, file access except that on all of the computers, certain sites are not opening up like www.xe.com. Other sites like gmail, google, msn open up in a flash. When you type www.xe.com in the address bar, the title instantly changes to the xe.com webpage title indicating that the site has been located but takes forever to load it, and when it does load it's incomplete and the formatting is all over the place. The server and all the clients are fully uptodate. To eliminate firewall or antivirus issues I have even uninstalled Norton and avg incase they were causing the problem but no joy.<br /><br /> This is happening to other sites as well and there are several of them and yes I have rebooted the server several times and the clients as well. This happens in IE and Chrome both. <br /><br />I have tried to google it a lot and tried the following links a well<br /><br />http://titlerequired.com/2012/05/04/quick-fix-dns-forwarders-sbs-2011-essentials/<br /><br />http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/248431-sbs-2011-dns-problem<br /><br />What's going on here. Please helpDubOnlinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-83603061497900102832013-03-28T15:15:27.526-07:002013-03-28T15:15:27.526-07:00I'm experiencing the same issue with client co...I'm experiencing the same issue with client computers not reverting back to "Obtain DNS Server Automatically" when not connected to the SBS 2011 Essentials network. I have been fighting this issue for months. It is very frustrating.<br /><br />Has this issue been fixed in Windows Server 2012 Essentials?Jereme Thomashttp://www.frogmo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-3243502952764762102013-03-05T15:49:30.927-08:002013-03-05T15:49:30.927-08:00Hi Mark, uncertain if this applies to 2012, but I ...Hi Mark, uncertain if this applies to 2012, but I guess it's a good start. Try adding your ISP's IP addresses or OpenDNS IP addresses or the like to the DNS Forwarders. Sean Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628006595925427776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-27752421345910888902013-02-28T09:48:52.208-08:002013-02-28T09:48:52.208-08:00Sean,
I'm assuming this info applies to 2012 ...Sean,<br /><br />I'm assuming this info applies to 2012 Essentials as well? I have set that up as described in your 8/3/12 post:<br /><br />(a) give your server a static IP address outside of the scope of your DHCP server<br />(b) set up your DHCP server (your router) to hand out the static IP you set in (a) as the primary DNS server<br /><br />However 2012e is complaining about losing Internet connectivity several times a day. Now that I think about it, no wonder it's causing problems, because the first entry in my router's DNS points to the 2012E server, and the server's DNS points to the router as the first forwarder, so it becomes an infinite loop.<br /><br />I tried removing all DNS forwarders, but the router keeps magically reappearing. I tried putting the ISP's DNS servers ahead of the router, but the router goes back to #1 on reboot. I'm pretty sure I could control the forwarders in SBS 2008, and I can't find any references on this auto-population as a standard DNS "feature." Is the only solution to use a scheduled task to keep clobbering the forwarding list?<br /><br />Blogging this here: <br /><br />http://www.mcbsys.com/techblog/2013/02/2012-essentials-internet-connection-errors/Mark Berryhttp://www.mcbsys.com/techblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-89873036333141741812013-01-29T12:23:35.045-08:002013-01-29T12:23:35.045-08:00I have the same problem at a client site with SBS2...I have the same problem at a client site with SBS2011E. When notebooks are taken offsite, the DNS does not always revert back to auto. They do use VPN, so I suspect as others have noted that losing the VPN connection may be causing the problem. In fact, DNS on the client is set to the VPN IP address on the server, so VPN is definitely involved.<br /><br />I found that running:<br />IPCONFIG /RELEASE<br />IPCONFIG /RENEW<br />seems to fix it. You can include those in a batch file on the Desktop, but you have to be an admin to run those.<br /><br />This thread has been quiet for a long time. I would expect that a fix would have been made available by now.<br /><br />HenriHenri Fourniernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-49386659802370997032012-08-03T17:11:37.677-07:002012-08-03T17:11:37.677-07:00@Boma23:
Yes, we wanted to make SBS set up out of ...@Boma23:<br />Yes, we wanted to make SBS set up out of the box super simple. there was less networking requirements without Exchange in the box. the DNS address in the NIC on SBS should be 127.0.0.1 (local host).<br /><br />@Anonymous:<br />Above in the comments is how you can override this. <br />(a) give your server a static IP address outside of the scope of your DHCP server<br />(b) set up your DHCP server (your router) to hand out the static IP you set in (a) as the primary DNS server<br />(c) disable the Windows server LAN configuration service on all client computers.<br /><br />That's all there is to it.<br /><br />@Mr. Fett<br />If you're going to manually set up port forwarding, please set your server to have a static IP address, if it's UPnP, the server will keep the port mapping updated for you.Sean Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628006595925427776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-39075480856775752392012-07-30T11:47:22.395-07:002012-07-30T11:47:22.395-07:00I think I might be missing something obvious but h...I think I might be missing something obvious but how are you supposed to setup port forwarding from the modem/router to the SBS server for RWW & OWA if it's on a dynamic LAN IP? The uPNP broadcast is likely to tell the PCs where the server is but it's unlikely all routers will reconfigure port forwarding based on the uPNP broadcast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-73704700241917750882012-07-29T10:06:37.048-07:002012-07-29T10:06:37.048-07:00Hi Sean
I am also experiencing an issue with the ...Hi Sean<br /><br />I am also experiencing an issue with the DNS not updating when a user takes their laptop out of the office and connects to a different network. I have been adding a secondary DNS entry as a workaround to allow them to use the internet but when the user returns to the office the LAN configuration service updates the DNS which removes the second entry. When they next leave the office and connect to a different network the DNS is not reverted.<br /><br />It seems to only affect the Wireless connection.<br /><br />I have noticed a lot of people are also experiencing this problem. Is there a solution to this?<br /><br />Thanks <br /><br />DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-8054843880983140332012-07-27T14:02:52.302-07:002012-07-27T14:02:52.302-07:00Hi Sean,
Been reading your articles for years, tha...Hi Sean,<br />Been reading your articles for years, thanks for a lot of help over that time!<br /><br />Like Brian, having deployed many SBS boxes over the years was also surprised to not have to choose a static IP, and so went static during the setup (I agree a small explanation in the setup wizard would have been nice). I also as a habit usually configure the SBS NIC with the loopback address as a secondary DNS server. <br />Will that now effect anything here, or make no difference? (I can't think of any reason why).<br /><br />As a side note, my UPnP enabled router also wouldn't play with the Remotte Setup Wizards, and still doesn't appear in the DNS forwarders (both SBS DNS and Router DNS are using Open DNS).<br /><br />Router is a SmartRG ClearAccess SR100G<br /><br />Thanks,<br />DomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-87260274574347826272012-06-14T05:55:56.379-07:002012-06-14T05:55:56.379-07:00Could it be related to the odd implimentation of a...Could it be related to the odd implimentation of auto DNS configurations? I've Recently built two SBSe machines, both with the Intel S1200BTL MB. They both exibit the same behavoir in that if powered down, upon restart the NIC has no connection. this is configured with a static IP. Only after going into NIC properties and setting speed to 10 Mb, then back to Auto does it work. Intel says they have not seen this with SBS but has not tried the board with SBSe. They say they are trying now, just for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-61523670374742116792012-06-14T03:55:04.262-07:002012-06-14T03:55:04.262-07:00It would be a huge help if you can explain this to...It would be a huge help if you can explain this to me. It's become an embarassment and one of my clients is asking if we got the right OS for the job. In Launchpad you get a link to "Shared Folders", that's handy, but it shows all shares on the server, including onew I may create for admin purposes. I know I can probably use the $, but why are we presenting users with all shares on the server, including the netlogon and sysvol shares? Users have no business going there? Is it because I've made everyone an administrator? That link would be better pointing the the "Company" folder. Thanks, MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-85490439690160403852012-06-12T16:27:10.484-07:002012-06-12T16:27:10.484-07:00Hi Anonymous,
What's buried in the comments i...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />What's buried in the comments is that anyone who can find this blog, probably *would* want a static IP on a server, but we had goals to support people who only use clients, and wouldn't think about it, so we needed to make sure it worked on a static IP as well. This was the solution for those people. There are roughly 20% of SBS users that actively read blogs and support it, like 80% or so, just install it and don't know anything about it. So we need to make a solution that would solve this.<br /><br />From reading these comments, we didn't solve it. (D'oh!), I have alerted the SE team on this thread on multiple occationsSean Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628006595925427776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8453126.post-17204678046929765832012-06-12T11:58:37.983-07:002012-06-12T11:58:37.983-07:00Hi,
Everyone is talking aboutusing a static IP on...Hi,<br /><br />Everyone is talking aboutusing a static IP on the server, when would you not use a static IP on a server? I've just done my first two SBSe installations and also have been doing SBS since 1997, also not happy with all this new stuff. I vaguely understand some reasoning here when things have to do with portable machines coming and going but I'd like to ask. Is there anything wrong with giving the server a static IP but the ISP's DNS servers, as has the router and all clients. None of them leave the office.<br /><br />Thanks, MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com