Re: can't install exchange - trouble extending schema

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From: Neil Jarman (neil_at_tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:01:51 +0100

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

 Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : lgtsrv6
 Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : lgt.co.uk
 Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
 IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
 WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
 DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lgt.co.uk

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

 Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
 Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter
 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-B3-AB-96-63
 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
 IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.161
 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.192
 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.166
 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.161

Hi,

Where do I go now? Getting some heavy pressure from above, and need to say
what will be happening next.

I appreciate your interest, and hope that you will be able to come up with a
solution!

Best wishes,

NEIL

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
<PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:OyEL1EUnEHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> In news:cibis6$26l$1$830fa17d@news.demon.co.uk,
> Neil Jarman <neil@tNoiSPAMvSPLEASEy.co.uk> made a post then I commented
> below
> >> Did you also set the DNS suffix of the new domain you are upgrading
> >> to in NT4's TCP/IP properties, DNS tab prior to the upgrade?
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > NO.
> >
> > I saw no recommendation to do this.
> >
> > NEIL
>
> That actually gets translated to the Primary DNS Suffix on a DC. The
> Netlogon service uses that name to register into DNS under that zone name.
> If its blank or doesn't match the AD domain name, the condition would be
> called a 'disjointed namespace'. There's a script you can use to fix that.
> Can you post an ipconfig /all? That will show you what the Primary DNS
> Suffix is.
>
> Ace
>
>

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