DNS enquiry

HI folks

i run a small internet server mail server and lan although my dns works after a fashion i know it not configared corectly. let me give you the senario.

service suplier aplica broadband service details

MAC Address 00:09:5b:cd:02:15
IP Address 80.46.56.65
DHCP PPPoA
IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.255
Gateway IP Address 212.74.111.225
Domain Name Server 80.225.248.178
80.225.248.186

netgear adsl router router connected to the net: 80.46.56.65
gateway address 192.168.0.1.

mail server on 192.168.0.4 (machine 1 Windows 2000)
web server on 192.168.0.3 (machine 2 Windows 2003)

Lets start with the main DNS server running on 192.168.0.3.
inital configaration askes for forwarders:

Do i leave them off if not what IPs should i use?

I would also like to asign a different IP for each site where do i start?

Mail server:

in order for it to be independent of the web servers dns I have set it up as a second primery dns dealing only with the mail servers records unfortunatly it fails after a while if i set it up as a secondary it fails straight away. how do i solve this problem.
again on initial setup the dns askes for forwarders should i leave them blank if not what dns ips should I use.

there are 3 other machines on the network used for private use:

192.168.0.5 (Admin)
192.168.0.6 (radio link)
192.168.0.10(radio link)

what dns adresess should i use on these machines.

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g7dme: To answer your questions...

Considering forwarders, this is completely optional. Use them or don't use them, but if you do use them then you will need to punch in your ISP's dns servers. Forwarding is for the purpose of resolving other people's domains. This has no effect on hosting domains.

"I have set it up as a second primery dns"

This is extremely non-standard. Why are you doing things this way? If you're just wanting one dns server as a public dns server with public IPs, and another dns server as a private dns server with private IPs, then THAT makes sense perfectly.

"what dns addresses should i use on these machines."

You should probably use your 192.168.0.3 IP as the primary dns server IF it has private IP address information, and one or more of your ISP's dns servers as secondaries.

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