Re: Problems switching to new hardware

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From: Bob Christian (BobChristian_at_removethis.gmail.com)
Date: 08/30/04


Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:30:43 -0500

Before removing an AD domain controller, you need to add a new domain
controller and then move the FSMO roles. Too late now...but remember it in
the future.

What problems are you having creating the DNS zone and how are you trying to
create it?

Have you posted in the AD or DNS newsgroups?

Bob
"Sandi Gauthier" <sandigauthier@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:zcvYc.5092$7i2.188285@news20.bellglobal.com...
> after removing active directory from the machine, I tried to activate it
as
> a 2nd machine for the new Dell machine. No luck, it still could not locate
> the machine. After tinkering around I finally gave up and reinstalled the
OS
> on the new machine from scratch. I recreated the user list and also
> installed the email server. We're up and running again. I only have one
> problem left. Our old domain was server1.xxx.org. The new domain I created
> was just xxx.org. So now anytime we try to access the external web site
from
> our provider called xxx.org I don;t get it. I've tried to use the DNS
> manager to create a zone for xxx.org but no success. Any advice would be
> appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Tim.
>
>
>



Relevant Pages

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