[Samba] DNS problems

[Steve Campbell]

On 5/30/2014 8:36 AM, Steve Campbell wrote:
>
> On 5/30/2014 8:34 AM, Steve Campbell wrote:
>>
>> On 5/30/2014 7:54 AM, steve wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 07:40 -0400, Steve Campbell wrote:
>>>
>>>> This in-between DNS server is set up as the server we forward to on 
>>>> the
>>>> Samba server. Our resolv.conf file has the following:
>>>>
>>>> search cnpapers.net
>>>> nameserver 192.9.200.71
>>>> nameserver 192.9.200.53
>>>>
>>>> 192.9.200.71 is the Samba server
>>>> 192.9.200.53 is the in-between DNS server
>>>>
>>>> The in-between server forwards to our public DNS server where
>>>> cnpapers.net lives.
>>> Hi
>>> Thinking out loud (bad on Fridays), the internal dns can't resolve
>>> anything apart from its own domain so I think the config should be:
>>> remove the ns:
>>> nameserver 192.9.200.53
>>> and let the internal server forward when it gets a request from 
>>> outside:
>>> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>>> It then doesn't matter what the 'in-between server' does with it.
>>>
>>>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Just to be clear, are you saying resolv.conf should be:
>>
>> search cnpapers.net
>> nameserver 192.9.200.71
>> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>>
>>
>> steve
> Too quick on the send:
>
> Just to be clear, are you saying resolv.conf should be:
>
> search cnpapers.net
> nameserver 192.9.200.71
> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>
> or just rely on the smb.conf to have
>
> dns forwarder = 192.9.200.53
>
> steve
>
And addressed to Rowland not Steve