Internal FQDN setup

[MB1]

Server 2008 r2 SP1
3cx v12.5

I've setup my external FQDN which resolves correctly using nslookup. I have entered this into the external FQDN section of 3cx. So we now have pbx.XXX.com as the external FQDN. I have setup my router to resolve the 'pbx' to the servers fixed LAN IP.

What is confusing me is what entry I should make in the internal FQDN section of 3cx. At the moment I have the local IP address of the server entered. Except for the presence of the 3CXphonex showing 'not connected' (when outside the LAN) everything seems to work ok.

Thanks in advance

 

[lneblett]

Try this:

http://www.3cx.com/blog/docs/how-to-create-internal-fqdn/

 

[MB1]

Thanks Ineblett.

I tried the setup as per the 'howto':

http://www.3cx.com/blog/docs/how-to-create-internal-fqdn/

But when I try the nslookup I get an error. I have attached a screen shot of the error message.

Thanks in advance.

 

[complex1]

It looks like you didn’t define a NS record in the “Forward Lookup Zone” or the NS record does not contain the right IP-address.
From what I see is your NS record setup with “google-public-dns-a.google.com” instead of “ns.example.local”

 

[MB1]

Thanks Complex1.

No joy setting up the FQDN and I have reverted to using my fixed IP and LAN address.

Regards

 

[MB1]

OK, I've worked it out, it was a school boy error!

I hadn't entered 127.0.0.1 in the NIC's preferred DNS server address. Now everything resolves correctly.

Regards.

 

[complex1]

Good to read you managed to solve your issue.