Question

DNS on server forwards servername to outside IP.

Asked by: fekdep

Server: 2003 Server Standard
Clients: 8 XP machines.

lets just say my server name is "server-name"

When I ping server-name or servername from any client the ping comes back with:
Pinging server-name.domain [8.15.7.107]

I have no idea what is at 8.15.7.107.  My local range is 192.168.4.xxx

DNS is setup on the server.
It looks to itself for DNS info.
1 forwarder is setup. The router (it gets DNS info from ISP)
 - I've tried using the ISPs DNS directly.

If I sit at the server and ping server-name my server responds.  I only have this problem from the workstations.

There is nothing in the hosts file.

I have one brand new computer as well.

Also, in my Forward lookup zones I have under _msdcs.mydomain.local then domains, then 5dcb8089....  what is this?  Can I delete it?

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Asked On
2009-04-14 at 13:39:48ID24322116
Topics

Miscellaneous Networking

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Domain Name Service (DNS)

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Windows 2003 Server

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Answers

 

by: MesaVincePosted on 2009-04-14 at 13:49:22ID: 24142425

Do an ipconfig /all on a client and see where the clients are getting their dns info from?

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 13:58:04ID: 24142503

from the server.

DNS and WINS.


 

by: dj_relentlessPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:00:01ID: 24142522

Is your domain an internal domain or are you using an externally named domain inside the company? i.e are you using domain.local or domain.com

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:01:10ID: 24142536

.local

 

by: dj_relentlessPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:29:16ID: 24142833

and when you ping the server from the server does it come back with the fqdn or a netbios name?

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:35:53ID: 24142904

fqdn

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:38:30ID: 24142926

from the server I get a response from my server IP.  server-name.mydomain.local

from a workstation I get the wrong IP and server-name.mydomain  but no .local

I've been chasing this problem down in the DNS.  Could this be a WINS issue? Do I need WINS at all?

 

by: dj_relentlessPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:40:34ID: 24142940

Can you run ipconfig /flushdns on a client and re ping if still the wrong IP
Then goto cmd from the workstation and run nslookup, it 'should' look directly to the server for it's lookup (double check that).
type set q=a
then type the servername and see what it comes back as.

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:45:03ID: 24142976

when I flush DNS I get the same problem.

nslookup looks to the server for advice.

when I lookup server-name I get 8.15.7.107, 63.251.179, 65.200.200.47

I have no idea what those IPs are.

 

by: MesaVincePosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:53:26ID: 24143035

the 8.15.7.107 is a Level 3 ip

the 65.200.200.47 is a
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business UUNET65

the 63. address is in valid missing an octet

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 14:58:16ID: 24143067

63.251.179.17

Oh Boy.  I looked up those IPs.  They are Rogers (my ISP).  When I have a failed DNS lookup it gets redirected there.

Ok, so I am getting a failed lookup from my workstations.  Why do you think that is?

Can I stop this lookup?

 

by: MesaVincePosted on 2009-04-14 at 15:03:19ID: 24143103

check your forwarders on the server and see where they are pointed

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 15:04:57ID: 24143117

they are naturally pointed to my ISP.

 

by: MesaVincePosted on 2009-04-14 at 15:08:20ID: 24143137

And you are sure that what they point to are DNS servers?

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 15:16:16ID: 24143191

yes.

I just changed them to OpenDNS servers at:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Now when I ping my server 208.69.36.132 tries to answer the call but times out.

If I ping the word "wingbat", the same IP comes up.  Says wingbat.mydomain

NSLOOKUP:
if I lookup server-name, I get:

Server: server-name.mydomain.local
Address: 192.168.4.200 (this is correct)

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: server-name.mydomain
Address: 208.69.36.132


 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 16:22:20ID: 24143583

Huh...

I've removed WINS as a role, then removed and reinstalled DNS.

Currently I have no DNS and no WINS.

I can ping server-name.

Can't browse the network but I can ping the server.

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 16:37:12ID: 24143662

and to continue rambling

I've now reconfigured DNS and WINS.

ping and nslookup are both good.

I can navigate to \\server-name\ with explorer

I can't browse mydomain in network hood.  

I have no forwarders setup in my DNS.  I guess it is using root hints.

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 16:51:38ID: 24143727

Browsing error:

mydomain is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use this network resource.  Contact the Administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.

The network path was not found.

 

by: dj_relentlessPosted on 2009-04-14 at 18:07:10ID: 24144026

Well if you can ping the server thats a good thing.

For network browsing.
Go to this from the name server
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
Verify ISDOMAINMASTER is TRUE
MainainServerList is Yes

Restart browser service on the name server and it should force an election. Then wait...Shouldn't take more than about 15 mins but you should be able to browse from the name server after that. Then try from a workstation.

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-04-14 at 19:32:12ID: 24144369

changed from FALSE to TRUE.

restarted computer browser servers.

Waited half hour.

No love.  Still can't browse.

 

by: dj_relentlessPosted on 2009-04-14 at 20:47:19ID: 24144575

Strange..Browser service doesn't rely on wins so it shouldn't have an impact on it.
In the support tools there is an app called browstat, run that(from the server) and it should tell you whats going wrong. Also look for browser announcements in the event log to make sure there isn't another server/workstation that thinks it should be the master.

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-05-08 at 07:27:08ID: 24336348

The whole server started acting up.  It locked, other applications hung etc.. It was old.  I put in a new one.

 

by: MesaVincePosted on 2009-05-08 at 14:16:41ID: 24340317

If the help was great then you should award some points to somebody...

It is only fair...

 

by: fekdepPosted on 2009-05-08 at 14:26:11ID: 24340398

I did.  I split the points up among you.  You just have to say that you don't have any objections to marking the question closed.

Thanks again for the help.

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