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How to make an RDP connection to server by DNS name
I have serveral servers in my Network I can use mstsc.exe to connect to most of them simply specifiying the DNS name. However two of them can only be connected to if I use thier IP address. Why is this and do I need to add something into DNS to make them resolvable?
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UPDATE: After waiting for some time after recreating the records one thing has changed. Before when I ran
ping issfps1it timed out now when I ping it I get a response with the correct IP address 192.168.0.4 however an mstsc.exe to issfps1 still does not work I must still use 192.168.0.4 Why?
ping issfps1it timed out now when I ping it I get a response with the correct IP address 192.168.0.4 however an mstsc.exe to issfps1 still does not work I must still use 192.168.0.4 Why?
Have you tried restating your workstation your, routing table could still have the netbios name associated with t eold ip. you could try doing a flush
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The problem actually had to do with the VPN we were using. It had the wrong domain specified
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The machine name I am looking for is issfps1
An nslookup points to 192.168.0.1 which is the IP of the DNS Server so
nslookup
says
iss-svr.abcnetwork.intrane
192.168.0.1
If you check DNS
there are two A records for the servers that I can only RDP to by IP address I have deleted both of these records and manually recreated them. Still Nothing