Re: dns issues

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From: just_buck (kbuck_at_dynalab-inc.com)
Date: 02/05/04 

Date: 5 Feb 2004 05:32:38 -0800

"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<#Gc4L3z5DHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> In news:298cdbcf.0401280629.47dbf84e@posting.google.com,
> just_buck <kbuck@dynalab-inc.com> posted their thoughts, then I offered mine
> >
> > Well maybe things have changed at this point.....
> >
> > I really needed to get rid of this server! I ended up seizing the
> > roles to DC.
> > Waited half a day and moved the roles to PDC. The old Domcon is still
> > on but during the process, I disabled the network connection. This
> > computer will not be returning. It will be formatted and reinstalled.
> >
> > Everything is running fine so far. I have a couple of
> > questions/troubleshooting that I hope will be painless :)
> >
> > First off... The new PDC is running DNS (I set this up before dcpromo)
> > DNS is still on the other DC. Should I remove that service from that
> > system, or change from Active-Directory integrated to Standard
> > Secondary and sync w/ PDC.
>
> Please, PLEASE, there are no "PDCs" in W2k. That was from the old legacy NT4
> days. AD domain controllers do have roles, and one of them is the PDC
> Emulator, but has nothing to do with the way it worked in NT4.
>
> Getting back to your question, if you have two DCs, I would keep DNS on both
> of them and make the zones AD Integrated so the zone will be available on
> both DCs and AD replication will handle the zone data.
>
> >
> > That's the first question.
> >
> > Second.... PDC's event view has two issues. One is W32time can't
> > find a domain controller.
>
> Time service needs to be set.
> CMD prompt:
> net time /setsntp:192.5.41.41
> net stop w32time
> w32tm -once
> net start w32time.
>
> > and the other is NtFrs 13508, File
> > Replication Service - trouble from Term1 to PDC for
> > \winnt\sysvol\domain using the DNS name term1.ourname.com - - - The
> > NTFRS issue has come only once and that was 12 hours ago. I don't
> > think it's a problem at this point, but thought I would mention it
> > just in case. (of course, I'll be researching the W32time)
>
> Wait 24 hours, if it persists, post back.
>
>
> >
> > Lastly is WINS. I'll admit that I don't understand Wins what-so-ever!
> > To try and save from questions. This is what I have. I've noticed in
> > WINS that push and pull are setup between DC and Commserver.
> > Commserver is an NT Server here (that is on the list to go)
> >
> > Is Wins needed?
>
> WINS is for NetBIOS resolution across routers (to your other subnets or
> remote locations) so you can simply connect by the NetBIOS (computer name)
> instead of the FQDN (the DNS name) across your subnets. IT also supports
> Network Neighborhood functionality across your routed enterprise. If you
> only have one subnet, WINS is not needed.
>
> > There are Two NT servers here (one has to stay)
> > All clients are W2k. There are 2 Win98 machines. and one XP Pro
> > system.
> > None of clients have any type of wins information on them...
>
> Probably because no one set it in the clients or the DCHP scope.
>
> >
> > Thanks guys!
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

Thank you all for all the assistance that you've given me through all this.

Everything is finally working, no errors or warnings in event viewer.

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