The DNS menu only displays the event viewer item. Cannot configure DNS.
Urgent - local network is effectively down. Started with an exchange issue, tracked it down to a DNS problem, foound that I had three viruses. Removed the viruses but now my DNS menu only shows the event viewer item. I de-installed/re-installed the DNS role, and I get the same thing. I cannot configure dns and it is not working at all. Suggestins on how to proceed would be most welcome.
The CD in that link should let you reset the local administrator password.
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What link?
What link?
You can try launching DNS management from Administrative Tools (DNS console) or by command line, dnscmd...I wonder if you'll see the same issue there.
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Perhaps I'm not making myself clear. When I bring up the dnsmgmt console, the only item that appears in the left hand pane is event viewer. There are no zones listed in the left hand pane to configure. I can view statistics via the command line, but I hesitate to change anything using the command line because I have never done it before - I've always used the menu. Now the menu is gone and I'm lost. This is not a new machine, this machine has always been my DC configured with AD, DHCP, and DNS. I went to look at dns because I was having e-mail routing problems, and I discovered this problem. I also discovered three viruses on this server, which I have deleted. I then tried to de-install/re-install dns, and at the very end of the installation, an error appears "Can't create that forward lookup zone, it already exists." It may exist, but I can't configure it because I can't see it.
What happens when you run the DNS console from another server/workstation? Can you see all of your DNS?
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Keamo -
I haven't tried that. I am away from the office right now, but I will try that first thing tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion. Please stay with me on this until I get it fixed. Thanks.
I haven't tried that. I am away from the office right now, but I will try that first thing tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion. Please stay with me on this until I get it fixed. Thanks.
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Keamo -
I looked into running the dns console from another machine, but then I would have to install dns on another machine. That isn't what I want to do. Any other suggestions?
I looked into running the dns console from another machine, but then I would have to install dns on another machine. That isn't what I want to do. Any other suggestions?
No, you would have to install DNS, just he Adminpak tools. Once you install the tools, you can connect to your DNS server to see if something is amiss.
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Keamo -
I found out what the problem was, and I found the menu item I was looking for. For some reason, all I had to do was click on the "Window" menu on the top of the DNS console, and it gave me my choices. When Iselected the correct forward lookup table, all my items appeared in the left hand pane.
So how do I award points? I know you helped walk me through this. Please let me know
I found out what the problem was, and I found the menu item I was looking for. For some reason, all I had to do was click on the "Window" menu on the top of the DNS console, and it gave me my choices. When Iselected the correct forward lookup table, all my items appeared in the left hand pane.
So how do I award points? I know you helped walk me through this. Please let me know
I think DNS would be listed in computer management as well if your just looking for another way to open it.
Is this AD integrated DNS?