Re: Advice Needed - AD integrated DNS Zone

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But why does the client work with one DNS server and not with either of the
other two?


"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u3jdD%23NjFHA.3148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In news:ern3VOIjFHA.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Fredrick A. Zilz <fzilz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted this:
>> Per your suggestion, I am posting the Ipconfig /all and net start for
>> one of the users with an issue with two of my dns servers.
>> Nslookup for AD zone looks like:
>>
>> server: ih-ad01.interhealth
>> address: 192.168.1.208
>>
>> DNS request timed out.
>> timeout waas 2 seconds
>> *** Request to ih-ad01.interhealth timed-out
>>
>> Ipconfig and net start for user with this issue:
>>
>> Windows IP Configuration
>>
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : IHLAB001
>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : interhealth
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : interhealth
>
> The main problem here is the single-label DNS name, you will have to
> modify
> the registry on ALL client machines and DCs.
> 300684 - Information About Configuring Windows 2000 for Domains with
> Single-Label DNS Names
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300684&sd=RMVP
>
> Now, you can actully do one of these (UpdateTopLevelDomain) entries in a
> Group Policy only to the XP or Win2k3 clients. But I'm pretty sure the
> AllowSingleLabelDnsDomain is not in a GPO and you wil have to manually add
> it.
>
>
>
> --?
> Best regards,
> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
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