DNS Server not resolving local addresses/names

Your dns zone is probably not configured toi allow dynamic updates.
Go to dns, open properties of dns zone and configure the dynamic updates options to "secure and non secure"

Paulo

There is no setting in DHCP server that prevents the registration DNS?

what happens if you query the server directly for that computername

eg:

nslookup computername  serveripaddress
or
nslookup computername.workgroup serveripaddress

You can the force your clients to register by restarting them or execute "ipconfig /registerdns"

You can also configure your DHCP to do the dns clients registration.

Paulo

I double checked dynamic update settings, and they are set to "Nonsecure and Secure".

I also tried manually registering clients using "ipconfig /registerdns", but still not working.

Hmmmmm...

If you go into the TCP/IP settings of a client computer, it is setup to register its connection in DNS?

can you post an ipconfig /all from a client computer here?

I'd still be looking at something like group policy or DHCP/DNS server setting which is preventing DNS regisrations.

Yes, that setting is enabled by default in all clients.

here is a dump from ipconfig /all

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Thanasi>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : KALA-LAPTOP
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : workgroup

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-33-4C-44-C9
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : workgroup
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-EA-AC-8A-34
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5c93:635f:9d7a:ee42%11(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.54(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 3 January 2011 9:11:58 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, 18 January 2011 12:29:06 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.20
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184555242
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-B2-B0-2F-00-1E-33-4C-44-C9

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.20
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.workgroup:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : workgroup
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{A628C967-6455-4147-8E81-5F0A54BA02A7}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:cc7:ba3:3f57:ffc9(Prefer
red)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cc7:ba3:3f57:ffc9%15(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\Thanasi>

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All that looks OK

It could be this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264539

is the DHCP client service running?

Does the event log of the client computers show anything after an ipconfig /registerdns?

What about the DHCP and DNS server logs/event logs.. are they showing anything that would suggest a deny of registration or error?

Na, cant see anything in the client logs after trying a "ipconfig /registerdns".

Can't see any errors in the server DNS log either, there are some suggestions in the "Best practices Analyzer" though, here they are:

There are some errors about secondary servers for the zone, but I don't have any, so I guess that's why I'm getting these errors :)

 

When you're trying to register non-active directory machines to DNS on the server you must specify the DNS suffix in either DHCP or manually on the clients. Then, restart the machines and try to register with DNS again. So, you'll need to either set option 015 (I think) to workgroup in DHCP on the server or manually under the advanced DNS settings on the network card's TCP/IP properties.

renazonse: That was already setup.

Sorry about that...I see you included it in your question.

Have you tried manually adding the suffix to a workstation client to see if it works then. The settings are a bit different as the DHCP version is connection specific suffix.

In DNS workgroup environment each zone created needs to allow DNS Automatic Updates manually by administrator. Did you do that? If not, open DNS console and right click on zone name in Forward Lookup zones. Choose "properties" and on "General" tab check if "Dynamic updates" is set up to "Nonsecure and Secure". If not (by default wizard has selected in dropdown box "None"), change that and check once again of your clients will register in DNS automatically.

Regards,
Krzysztof

renazonse: I just tried adding the suffix manually and it didn't help :(

iSiek: That's already been set.

Ok, I have found some interesting things. In my DHCP log, I find errors like these:

31,01/11/11,00:37:18,DNS Update Failed,192.168.0.52,Tycoon.workgroup,,,0,6,,......

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So I went peeking around DHCP properties and enabled "Name Protection" this lets the DNS server rgister the clients records when it obtains a DHCP lease, then deletes the record when the DHCP lease expires or is deleted. (pic attached of setting)

So I enabled that and punched in some credentials for the DHCP to authenticate with the DNS and create the records, I used my Administrator account. (pic attached for this setting too) Then I restarted and I'm still getting errors!!

So I dug some more, turns out, that the credentials you enter, must be an account that is part of the "DnsUpdateProxy" Group. I though easy enough, so I go to add my "Administrator" account to this group but, he group doesn't exist!! I'm guessing that the group is created when you setup Active Directory, which I'm not using. This is documented here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd334715(WS.10).aspx


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Name-Protection-setting.jpg
DNS-credentials-for-DHCP.jpg

ZJORZ has it...you need to add a suffix to that domain name instead of leaving it as just "WORKGROUP" it should be "WORKGROUP.LOCAL" or something of that nature.

Just tried "home.local" and changed the relevant setting, still getting "DNS Update Failed" in DHCP log.

Ok wait a sec, its PARTLY working now.

All the clients are showing up in the Reverse Lookup Zone but only my iPhone's are also shwoing up in the Forward Lookup Zone.

Weird, tried restarting the windows machines, and ipconfig /release, renew, flushdns, registerdns.

Ok, using home.local and with name protection off, it seems to be all fine now.

I will wait for a day before awarding points, just to make sure.

Glad you got it going. I just saw this from the other thread.