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amorrison

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Since: May 31, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:05 pm
Post subject: DNS problems
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>win2000>dns (more info?)
Greetings:

I have a single WIN2000 server running DNS. All has been well but I noticed
on all of my clients errors in the event viewer. Userenv - (windows cannot
determine the user or computer name. The RPC server is unavailable) and
Autoenrollment (failed to contact active directory) errors are occuring. The
only complaint has been not able to print and occasional rights errors.

Through my research, I came to conclude it has to do with the DNS. There
were some problems last month where we could not access our public
www.domain.ca address. The DNS record was unfortunately deleted and I have
not been able to put it back so it works properly.

When I do a nslookup, I get "server unknown". and IP address which is correct.

All clinets are DHCP (which the router does and not the DC) and the DNS is
configured with the DNS server IP address and also had the ISP DNS address as
secondary. I have since removed that address off the DC and some test
clients but still getting the errors noted above.


It has been a long time since I worked on DNS and I simply have forgotten
more than I ever knew: O

Here is what I have set up:

DNS - fileserver.domain.ca
Forward looking - SOA
Name server - IP address of DNS server
Host 'A'- IP address of router

Reverse looking - SOA
pointer - IP address of DNS server.

I know I have messed up config - just not sure where. Any suggestions would
be appreciated. Thanks.

Al

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J de Boyne Pollard

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Since: Nov 19, 2007
Posts: 6



(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:56 am
Post subject: DNS problems [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
a> It has been a long time since I worked on DNS [...]

Then you can start refreshing your memory here:

<URL:http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/nslookup-daft-
error-message.html>
<URL:http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/dns-split-
horizon-common-server-names.html>
<URL:http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/dns-client-all-
proxies-must-provide-same-service.html>
<URL:http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/#DNS>

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Ace Fekay [MVP]

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Since: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 238



(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:13 am
Post subject: Re: DNS problems [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In news:F927BF16-001B-4301-BD3C-9FF41F45BDE9@microsoft.com,
amorrison typed:
> Greetings:
>
> I have a single WIN2000 server running DNS. All has been well but I
> noticed on all of my clients errors in the event viewer. Userenv -
> (windows cannot determine the user or computer name. The RPC server
> is unavailable) and Autoenrollment (failed to contact active
> directory) errors are occuring. The only complaint has been not able
> to print and occasional rights errors.
>
> Through my research, I came to conclude it has to do with the DNS.
> There were some problems last month where we could not access our
> public www.domain.ca address. The DNS record was unfortunately
> deleted and I have not been able to put it back so it works properly.
>
> When I do a nslookup, I get "server unknown". and IP address which is
> correct.
>
> All clinets are DHCP (which the router does and not the DC) and the
> DNS is configured with the DNS server IP address and also had the ISP
> DNS address as secondary. I have since removed that address off the
> DC and some test clients but still getting the errors noted above.
>
>
> It has been a long time since I worked on DNS and I simply have
> forgotten more than I ever knew: O
>
> Here is what I have set up:
>
> DNS - fileserver.domain.ca
> Forward looking - SOA
> Name server - IP address of DNS server
> Host 'A'- IP address of router
>
> Reverse looking - SOA
> pointer - IP address of DNS server.
>
> I know I have messed up config - just not sure where. Any
> suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Al

Your configuration description is a little confusing. If you can help us
better to assist you, please post an unedited ipconfig /all of your domain
controller and of a sample client machine to better assist. This will leave
no question of your infrastructure's configuration. Also a word to the wise,
do not use your router as your DHCP service. It does not support Dynamic DNS
Update that Windows DHCP supports and much much much more. A router's DHCP
service is good for a home system without an AD domain, but useless in an AD
infrastructure no matter how large or small.

Believe me, we'll help you clean it up.


--
Regards,
Ace

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
confers no rights.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,
MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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