DNS Setup for Internet Hub - Windows 2000 Server

[CyberTech]

I'm setting up an internet hub for internet access on a Windows 2000 Domain.

The Internet hub seems to be configured correctly for dial-up to the ISP, as I can ping IP addresses on the internet and get a reply. I'll now need to setup DNS on the Windows 2000 Server so that I can ping host names and not just IP addresses. This is where it gets interesting...

I could put the ISPs DNS address into the DNS server search order on each of the computers, but this would cause the internet hub to dial out every time a machine tries to resolve a host name. I don't want this.

So, if I remember correctly you can add zones or something into the Windows 2000 Server DNS configuration, so that if the host is not available locally it will go to the ISPs DNS server instead. How is this done??

[SeniorBBCTech]

Why not setup DHCP on the server and have the DNS entery point to the internet hub?

[CyberTech]

Will that work??

The internet gateway isn't a DNS server.

[CyberTech]

Thanks all, but I think I've found the answer to this one:
Extract from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...ectnetwork.asp

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Before network clients can access the Internet, the network needs to know how to resolve Internet domain names. For example, if someone types www.msn.com in their Internet browser, the network should know to forward the name to the ISP’s DSN server for resolution.
To configure name resolution forwarding to the ISP’s DNS server:
1. Log on to the DNS Server as the Administrator. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and click DNS.
2. Expand the DNS Server so that you see the Forward Lookup Zones and the Reverse Lookup Zones. Expand the Forward Lookup Zones folder.
In standalone networks, the DNS server will automatically assume it has root authority, which means it will assume there are no other DNS servers that have greater authority. To add DNS forwarding, you need to delete the Root DNS zone and add a forwarding DNS Address.
3. Right click the “.” folder under the Forward Lookup Zones Folder and click Delete. This is the Root DNS zone.
4. Right click the DNS Server name (LITWARE-DC) and click Refresh. Right click the DNS Server name again and click Properties.
5. Click the Forwarders tab and check the Enable forwarders check box. Enter the IP address of the external DNS server. For this example, we have assumed that the ISP has designated 169.254.10.1 as the IP address of their DNS server as shown below. Click Do not use recursion and then click OK.