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Rookie Mistake. Typed in the DNS IP for a different location. Thanks for the quick response.<br />
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Firewalls are all off in the system.
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Rookie Mistake. Typed in the DNS IP for a different location. Thanks for the quick response.

Firewalls are all off in the system.

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I have a 2008 R2 DC on hardware. I have several 2003 servers,hardware and VM) that have no problem connecting to DNS on the DC.<br />
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Problem:<br />
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several 2008 servers in a workgrouop (VM on ESXI) that cannot ping or access DNS on the DC.<br />
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Systems (VMs) that are joined to the domain can access DNS but cannot ping the DC on the local network.<br />
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Any Ideas on how to fix this?
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I have a 2008 R2 DC on hardware. I have several 2003 servers,hardware and VM) that have no problem connecting to DNS on the DC.

Problem:

several 2008 servers in a workgrouop (VM on ESXI) that cannot ping or access DNS on the DC.

Systems (VMs) that are joined to the domain can access DNS but cannot ping the DC on the local network.

Any Ideas on how to fix this?

Work group servers cannot ping 2008 R2 domain controller or access DNS

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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.

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