DNS forwarding for external addresses on same domain as Windows Server 2012

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I am experimenting with using a windows server 2012r2 installation purely for DNS for my network (no AD etc). I have set up the zone for my domain e.g. example.com and successfully added some A records e.g. webdev.example.com, test.example.com.

However, I already have public DNS setup for my website e.g. www.example.com. I've configured the windows server to forward DNS requests to 8.8.8.8 (I've tested that it resolves properly from another computer) but I cannot seem to get the windows server to forward these requests.
Is there something that I'm doing wrong?

Best Answer

Yes, you installed an authoritative DNS server on the same domain for which it is not authoritative. This is a common mistake. Simply add the correct A and CNAME records to your internal DNS so that it will properly resolve for your public website, or more properly, rename your internal domain using the TLD of something like .internal, .local, or .localdomain.

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