Re: Windows 2000 workstations and member servers have the wrong DNS Su

From: Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 18:42:43 -0500

In news:29dad01c466c1$ad42e460$a601280a@phx.gbl,
RF <rfulvio@optonline.net> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
> Yes !
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> Z:\>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : QHM01WS
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : faa.gov
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : QHMOPS.FAA.GOV
> FAA.GOV
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : QHMOPS.FAA.GOV
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920
> Integrated Fast Ethernet
> Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-B0-D0-DF-
> 34-F9
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.128.117.127
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.128.117.1
> 10.128.112.1
> 10.128.113.1
> 10.128.114.1
> 10.128.115.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.128.117.7
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.128.117.7
> Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.128.117.55
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
> July 10, 2004 4:57:01 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, July
> 18, 2004 4:57:01 PM

This machine's FQDN computer name is QHM01WS.faa.gov. However it has a
connection specific suffix of QHMOPS.FAA.GOV so if it can also register its
record in the DNS zone of that name and give it a FQ DNS name of
QHM01WS.QHMOPS.FAA.GOV, too. If you only want this machine to be know as
QHM01WS.QHMOPS.FAA.GOV you need to change the Primary DNS suffix to
QHMOPS.FAA.GOV. That's done on the Computer Name tab of the System Control
panel.

On a side note, this gateway situation you have going on is incorrect, with
a Netmask of 255.255.255.0 the only good gateway is 10.128.117.1 The rest
are out of range and won't be pingable because they are not in the same
subnet. If you want to use all these gateways the subnet mask will need to
be 255.255.0.0. 

-- 
Best regards,
Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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