Re: setup unable to determine the dns name of this computer.

This is what ipconfig /all says:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lbsmaster
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : LBS
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : LBS

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-0C-4B-42-E2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.13.10
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.13.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.13.4
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.13.10

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:


Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-0C-4B-42-E3


Previously the second interface was plugged in and configured to obtain its
ip address which it did, recieving the address 192.168.13.55. I unplugged it
so that it wouldn't be able to interfere with anything.
The machine has two interfaces on the motherboard. I'm not exactly sure
what you mean by "what's bound to each", but each use Client for Microsoft
Networks, File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and TCP/IP.
The domain controller on the network is also a W2K3 server with two
interfaces on the same subnet. I cannot disable either of those interfaces
because there is an application server running on it that requires them both.
From what I've read the browser service doesn't handle well on multi-homed
servers. I think the domain controller is acting as the master browser on
the network and I have been considering stopping it from being this (I think
you can do this by changing a certain registry setting).
What do you think I should do?


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>
>
> In news:63C91785-8BF5-45EA-8E1A-9D7FE381E71B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> geoca <geoca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> > I've recently installed a new W2K3 member server into a client's
> > domain. I'm trying to install exchange 2003 onto this server.
> > However when I run the exchange setup executable it gives me the
> > following error: "Setup is unable to determine the DNS name of this
> > computer. See Microsoft Knowledge Base article 817543 for
> > information on how to correct this problem. Then run Setup again."
> > I have followed through the intructions of this KB article but it
> > doesn't resolve the problem. The network interfaces are correctly
> > configured to use internal DNS servers and dcdiag & netdiag show no
> > network connection issues. There is a problem appearing in the event
> > viewer where the browser service is having some issues. The event
> > IDs appearing are 8021 and 8032. Is it possible that these browser
> > issues are related to the error message I get when running exchange
> > setup?
>
> Yes.
>
> What does ipconfig /all tell you on this box?
>
> You mention network interfaces - meaning, you have more than one? If so,
> what's bound to each? (and, why do you have more than one.....?)
>
>
>
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