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The most likely culprit is WINS. Do you use WINS at all?<br />
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Chris
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The most likely culprit is WINS. Do you use WINS at all?

Chris

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Hey Chris!<br />
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NBTSTAT -A (IPaddress) <br />
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Will show you the Mac address and netbios name table of that node that is answering the ping. <br />
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Also
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Hey Chris!

NBTSTAT -A (IPaddress)

Will show you the Mac address and netbios name table of that node that is answering the ping.

Also

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Hello,<br />
<br />
I seem to have two hostnames resolving to the same IP. When I ping Host A the IP returned is the same when I ping Host B. Host A's name is minint-0lbm5cqs which is the default naming convention for Microsoft's BDD imaging software. Once we imaged the PC we renamed it to match our naming standards. We have checked DNS and we cannot find a record for minint-0lbm5cqs, so we do not know what is resolving this hostname. Any thoughts? <br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
<br />
Keith<br />

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Hello,

I seem to have two hostnames resolving to the same IP. When I ping Host A the IP returned is the same when I ping Host B. Host A's name is minint-0lbm5cqs which is the default naming convention for Microsoft's BDD imaging software. Once we imaged the PC we renamed it to match our naming standards. We have checked DNS and we cannot find a record for minint-0lbm5cqs, so we do not know what is resolving this hostname. Any thoughts? 

Thanks

Keith


DNS Resolution

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.