Re: DNS across domains

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gstar <gary.brett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
> I have a Win2003 server (DNS/WINS/DHCP/AD) in one location & a Win2000
> server (DNS/WINS/DHCP/AD) in another location. These are connected via
> a SonicWALL VPN and I have today attempted to create a domain trust.
> Firstly I added each others DNS servers as a secondary zone which
> seemed to work becuase DNS populated with the other domains machines.
> I then created a trust after about 30 mins but strangley I can only
> ping certain machines by the name rather than IP address & only in 1
> direction. I could only achieve this after adding the opposing Wins
> server to each server, so it would appear that DNS is not working
> correctly. This should work regardless of the trust I created so I am
> failry confused why it doesnt.

To resolve host names only via DNS requires the DNS suffix search list be
configured with the domain name the hosts can be found in.
Your ipconfig /all will show your DNS suffix search list.



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