You DO NOT have to delete the dot. Instead, open ur DNS MMC and right click on ur server name icon at the top of the pannel, scroll down to properties click on it. Then click on the Forwarders tab then click on use forwarders, then type in the 4 octet addy and click apply.








NOTE: when first resolving any DNS hostname the server might cause the client to get a 'no such domain' error. If this happens click on refresh and the page should then be displayed.