Re: unable to resolve domain name

From: Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] (admin_at_nospam.WFTX.US)
Date: 10/23/04 

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:39:33 -0500

In news:A48FC47A-1398-4C84-A7F6-0556C7F07703@microsoft.com,
kwise <kwiseme@yahoo.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
> After installing a new win2000 ad in a domain that has
> only one win2000 ad , and moving the operations master
> role to the new box. The front end system are unable to
> login to the domain. Nslookup is unable to login to the
> domain name even though I was able to ping the domain
> name from the front end. The old box was taking off line
> because it has performance issues . I know it has
> something to with dns , but I don't how to resolve it.

Nslookup does not login to anything, it only resolves addresses, as I said
in my other post using your ISP's DNS on any NIC in any position on any
member of an AD domain is going to cause connectivity issues. Do not use
your ISP's DNS anywhere except as a forwarder.
300202 - HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&FR=1

825036 - Best practices for DNS client settings in Windows 2000 Server and
in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825036 

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Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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