from the server.
DNS and WINS.
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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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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
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\
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.
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.
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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?