I already asked this problem here (
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5ubodw) and I thought it was solved, but it isn't - DNS resolution still times out after clearing the caches on the servers. If this helps, here is "ipconfig /all" for 2 servers and a workstation PC:
server 1:
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C:\Documents and Settings\administrator.MYD
OMAIN>ipco
nfig /all
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : CMSERVER
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : mydomain.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.local
Ethernet adapter Internal LAN:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-21-40-09
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.250
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.153
192.168.0.250
C:\Documents and Settings\administrator.MYD
OMAIN>
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server 2:
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.HER
MES>ipconf
ig /all
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hermes
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : mydomain.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.local
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-EA-B0-D7
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.153
192.168.0.250
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.153
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.HER
MES>
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And an ipconfig /all from a client:
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipc
onfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : str
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : mydomain.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.local
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-A0-3B-7A-0A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.250
192.168.0.153
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
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