Re: DNS has gone Screwy

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Paddy

You *must* have some other errors somewhere in the eventlogs. The two dns
errors you are getting relate to Active Directory so you may want to look at
the Directory Service event log and see what's in there. DNS is tied in with
Active Direcory so any errors in AD will manifest themselves in DNS.
--
Regards
Steve Flynn
MCSE, MCDBA

"Paddy Ryan" <paddy@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23PKceDJOFHA.3988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> nope. There is just a lot of mail sitting in the queues. No event logs to
> speak of.
>
>
> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message
> news:u$AsO9IOFHA.3144@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Paddy,
>>
>> Please check the eventlogs, you must have more errors if you can't send
>> email.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Marina
>> Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> One of the Magical M&M's
>>
>> "Paddy Ryan" <paddy@xxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>> news:Ookbl6IOFHA.940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > done that numerous times. Nothing untoward. It receives mail but does
> not
>> > send it any more.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message
>> > news:OyJz$1IOFHA.2384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > Hi Paddy,
>> > >
>> > > Just for trial and error: can you reboot the server and check the
>> > eventlogs?
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Regards,
>> > >
>> > > Marina
>> > > Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> > > One of the Magical M&M's
>> > >
>> > > "Paddy Ryan" <paddy@xxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>> > > news:eZbOgwIOFHA.3076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > 198.59.109.7 and 206.222.97.82
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> > > > in
>> > > message
>> > > > news:uMDsbrIOFHA.3988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > Hi Paddy,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > What did you fill in when asked for the ISP DNS numbers during
>> CEICW?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --
>> > > > > Regards,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Marina
>> > > > > Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> > > > > One of the Magical M&M's
>> > > > >
>> > > > > "Paddy Ryan" <paddy@xxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>> > > > > news:O9viqVIOFHA.3144@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > > Actually I am bamboozled. I can ping an external IP address
>> > > > > > from
>> my
>> > > > > > workstation even using the SBS server as primary DNS but I
>> > > > > > can't
>> > ping
>> > > > > > external IP addresses from the server.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
>> in
>> > > > > message
>> > > > > > news:%23wOZdPIOFHA.2132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > > > Hi Paddy,
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Where is the ipconfig of a client?
>> > > > > > > You are missing WINS on the servernic.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > --
>> > > > > > > Regards,
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Marina
>> > > > > > > Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> > > > > > > One of the Magical M&M's
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > "Paddy Ryan" <paddy@xxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>> > > > > > > news:%23a8U7IIOFHA.2936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Hi Marina,
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Not using ISA, we have a firewall so only using one NIC.
>> Premium
>> > > > > edition
>> > > > > > > > however. Here is my IP config /all
>> > > > > > > > In the Internet wizard I also put the two IP addresses of
> the
>> > ISP
>> > > > for
>> > > > > > DNS
>> > > > > > > > which show up in the forwarders of the DNS.
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Windows IP Configuration
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : fpmt02
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : FPMTInc.local
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : FPMTInc.local
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT
>> > > Network
>> > > > > > > > Connection #2
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-ED-5B-67
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.2
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.2
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > wrote
>> > > in
>> > > > > > > message
>> > > > > > > > news:OvOHy9HOFHA.576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > > > > > Hi Paddy,
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Please post the ipconfig/all from the server and one from
> a
>> > > > client.
>> > > > > > > > Standard
>> > > > > > > > > or ISA? How are you connecting to the internet?
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > --
>> > > > > > > > > Regards,
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > Marina
>> > > > > > > > > Microsoft SBS-MVP
>> > > > > > > > > One of the Magical M&M's
>> > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > "Paddy Ryan" <paddy@xxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
>> > > > > > > > > news:Of78r0HOFHA.2704@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > > > > > > I can't even ping our ISP gateway address from the
> server
>> > but
>> > > > now
>> > > > > > that
>> > > > > > > I
>> > > > > > > > > > have used a different DNS server (the isp one) from my
>> > > > workstation
>> > > > > I
>> > > > > > > can
>> > > > > > > > > > ping the IP address just fine. But shouldn't matter
> should
>> > it
>> > > if
>> > > > > it
>> > > > > > is
>> > > > > > > > > just
>> > > > > > > > > > IP address as there is no translation needed? Im
>> confused.
>> > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > "Paddy Ryan" <paddy@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > > > > > > > > > news:eeEP7yHOFHA.2520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > > > > > > > > > Hi there, I was connected to the net just fine both
> mail
>> > and
>> > > > > web.
>> > > > > > > Then
>> > > > > > > > > > this
>> > > > > > > > > > > morning when I came in, the new SBS server is
> reporting
>> > > these
>> > > > > > events
>> > > > > > > > in
>> > > > > > > > > > the
>> > > > > > > > > > > event log and I can't send mail or browse the net but
>> mail
>> > > > seems
>> > > > > > to
>> > > > > > > > come
>> > > > > > > > > > in
>> > > > > > > > > > > okay.
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > Event ID 4015 DNS
>> > > > > > > > > > > Event ID 4004 DNS
>> > > > > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > > > > If I use an exernal DNS on my workstation I can
>> > > > > > > > > > > access
>> the
>> > > > > > internet
>> > > > > > > > but
>> > > > > > > > > if
>> > > > > > > > > > I
>> > > > > > > > > > > use the SBS server as DNS it fails. It was working
> okay
>> > > hours
>> > > > > > > earlier.
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