Re: Computers Return from the Dead

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Not surprised that the dead didn't show up on forward lookup. As I posted earlier, I suspect this is a reverse lookup *only.* Which is a catch-22. The report gives a name that you can't get an IP for because forward works. And you can't use nslookup to check for reverse-lookup problems because you don't have that IP.

The easiest way to verify this is to use the DNS MMC and look at the reverse zone...

-Cliff

"Psychopasta" <Psychopasta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F7216DA8-D77F-48F2-B577-38A44F0BFA2E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks again to everyone who has responded.

I tried nslookup on the dead and they weren't found. Just to be sure, I
tried it on the living and they were OK ;-)

I have reinstalled the monitoring service as Larry (Grace?) suggested, and
I'll let you all know what it says tomorrow!

- Pasta

"kj [SBS MVP]" wrote:

SuperGumby [SBS MVP] wrote:
> so much for that idea then.
>
> I'd have to stick with others then that it is most likely some DNS
> issue, the name is being linked to another PC. May have been
> interesting to compare traffic values for other PC's but I fear it
> may be too late (if you've reset the data).

Safe (read only) way to check DNS forward resolution is;

nslookup
>"hostname"

For reservse lookup

nslookup
>set type=ptr
>192.168.x.x (use whatever the forward lookup gave you)

>

> "Psychopasta" <Psychopasta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A78C70AD-609B-452D-B087-98992F507A0E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> The computers no longer exist. One was smashed to pieces by small
>> children (honest) the other is in my office turned off, not plugged
>> into anything. Spooky!
>>
>> - pasta
>>
>> "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> Though other chat is relevent I'm interested in the status of these
>>> 'dead'
>>> PC's. Have they been destroyed (wiped) or have they been given away
>>> and are
>>> possibly still running the original install?
>>>
>>> "Psychopasta" <Psychopasta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>> message news:CBAFD053-1FC9-4996-9E03-32C05C8CF5EE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> In my recent Extended Server Usage Report, under the Web Activity
>>>> by Computer section, I see two computers that are no longer on the
>>>> domain, (they
>>>> don't even exist any more!), AND they seem to have 24hr/day web
>>>> activity.
>>>>
>>>> I checked with Manage Computers on the SBS machine (standard
>>>> version, 2003)
>>>> and confirmed that these two machines are not on the network. How
>>>> then does
>>>> the server usage report still show them, and show them as being
>>>> active? Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> - Pasta

--
/kj



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