Re: Netdiag /debug DNS failer

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From: KRJ (KRJ_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:39:04 -0700

"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:5E5FCB2F-113C-4767-B67D-8BF3A9DB5CD7@microsoft.com,
> KRJ <KRJ@discussions.microsoft.com> made a post then I commented below
> > Here is what I get when I check the soa:
> > U:\>nslookup
> > Default Server: server.localdomain.com
> > Address: 10.0.0.9
> >
> >> set type=SOA
> >> localdomain.com
> > Server: server.localdomain.com
> > Address: 10.0.0.9
> >
> > localdomain.com canonical name = server.localdomain.com
> >> We use an internal domain name that cannot go public but it is not
> >> single-labeled
>
> Sorry it took so long to get back to you. The CNAME shouldn't be there. I
> would like to see what your zone looks like and try to determine why it was
> created. But I think the CNAME is the issue.
>
> As far as not being able to do an adprep, or anything else of that sort with
> AD, AD is looking for the SRV records under your zone. They are those 4
> folders with their names beginning with underscores. Do they exist? Are you
> only using your DNS internally? Updates set to allow?
>
> Can you post an ipconfig /all and the AD DNS name please? Thanks
>
> Ace
>
> All my SRV records are there _msdes,_sites,_tcp,_udp. We use dns internally set up with forwarders to our T1 providers dns for external. Dns is set up to allow updates. Here is the ipconfig.

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SERVER
        Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : tcemc.gray
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : tcemc.gray

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet
Adapter (10/100)
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-B0-D0-E1-A4-01
        DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.9
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.5
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.9

>

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