Web Domain Name Question??

So this is going to sound really noobie like...well because I'm not really a network admin by day.
I have my server set and functioning with DNS, Web, OD, and a mixture of file sharing services. So...when creating a new Site in Web service, I set a 'Domain Name' (like www.example.com) and 'Aliases' (like example.com). If I then go to a web browser and type "www.example.com" or "example.com" I get nothing...but, if I type in the FQDN of the server (like "http://ns1.mydomain.com"), it will go to my site.
Now, I know that the domain I'm setting isn't a registered domain, but with all of my client computers pointing to the DNS of the server, shouldn't it resolve to be like a 'local host' kinda thing?
I don't need this to be live to the internet...just a local site. Any help or suggestion is much appreciated!
Thank you!!

Hi Corey
To put it simply you really don't need any other IP address in the Server's DNS Server's field other than its own address. Of course this assumes the server is also the DNS Server. The Server in effect is using its own DNS to resolve itself locally and any client computers that are using it for their DNS as well as accessing the internet. Obviously clients using the Server for their DNS will also be accessing the internet using the Server.
If the Server is down then it won't matter whether if it can get on the internet - its down. For clients using the server it will matter. So for clients you could either not bother using the Server and use either the Router IP address (if the router is not your server) or any ISP supplied DNS Server addresses. Or place these addresses as secondary addresses.
A lot depends on how you want clients to access server hosted domains? If you want to use domain names then clients have to know which DNS Server resolves that name to an IP address. Of course you could just simply use the server's IP address locally - clients will still access the site.
This explanation is as simple as I can make it. There are others on these forums who could (or may if they post) explain things a lot better?
Glad I could help and thank you for the feedback.
Tony

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