You need to ask your service provider to create a pointer record or reverse lookup entry for the ip address. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raji Arulambalam" <rajia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 6:58 PM Subject: [isalist] DNS reverse lookups problems > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi > > I an running a DNS Server on the ISA server as the DNS server is > authoritative for our public domains. > I have set it up following the various articles at isaserver.org and at > microsoft. > > But I have had complains that external people are unable to get a reverse > lookup on the IP addresses used by our mail servers. > > Below is the DNS packet filters I have used.. > Packet Filter Name : DNS filter > Enabled : True > Filter Mode : Allow > Predefined Filter : DNS Lookup > Local Computer Filter Applies to : Default External IP > Remote Computer Filter Applies to : All Remote Computers > > Packet Filter Name : DNS Query > Description : Created by RA 9/8/01. Q291662 for IP # 192.146.150.3 > Enabled : True > Filter Mode : Allow > Filter Type : Custom > Protocol : UDP > Direction : Inbound and Outbound > Local Port : 53 > Remote Port : Any Port > Local Computer Filter Applies to this IP : 192.146.150.3 > Remote Computer Filter Applies to : All Remote Computers > > Packet Filter Name : DNS Query 2 > Description : Created by RA 7/2/02. Q291662 for IP # 192.146.150.100 > Enabled : True > Filter Mode : Allow > Filter Type : Custom > Protocol : UDP > Direction : Inbound and Outbound > Local Port : 53 > Remote Port : Any Port > Local Computer Filter Applies to this IP : 192.146.150.100 > Remote Computer Filter Applies to : All Remote Computers > > Packet Filter Name : DNS TCP > Description : Created by RA 9/8/01. Q292278 > Enabled : True > Filter Mode : Allow > Filter Type : Custom > Protocol : TCP > Direction : Outbound > Local Port: Any Port > Remote Port : 53 > Local Computer Filter Applies to : Default External IP > Remote Computer Filter Applies to : All Remote Computers > > Packet Filter Name : DNS Zone Transfer > Description : Created by RA 9/8/01. Q291662 > Enabled : True > Filter Mode : Allow > Filter Type : Custom > Protocol : TCP > Direction : Inbound and Outbound > Local Port : 53 > Remote Port : Any Port > Local Computer Filter Applies to : Default External IP > Remote Computer Filter Applies to : All Remote Computers > > Is someone able to help me sort this out. Am I missing something else.?? > > Cheers > > --------------------------------------------- > Raji Arulambalam > Systems Administrator > Environment Bay of Plenty > P O Box 364 Whakatane. > NEW ZEALAND > Phone: 0800 ENV BOP (0800 368 267) +64 7 922 3390 > Fax: 0800 ENV FAX (0800 368 329) +64 7 922 3393 > http://envbop.govt.nz > -------------------------------------------- > > > > > ****************************************************** > This e-mail has been checked for viruses and no viruses were detected. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org/ > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: rami@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')