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DCDIAG report DNS issue

Posted on 2011-02-21

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Can anyone offer assistance with this servers DNS issue, and steps to resolve?

DCDIAG /TEST:dns results:

I know that a reverse lookup zone is not configured. Maybe that is the cause????

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>dcdiag /TEST:dns
'dcdiag' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cd \

C:\>cd \\winnt
'\\winnt'
CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories.

C:\>cd winnt

C:\WINNT>cd servicepackfiles

C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles>cd i386

C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles\i386>dcdiag /TEST:dns

Domain Controller Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial required tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SERVER01
Starting test: Connectivity
The host 45d48a63-a65f-4bb2-9e10-fe1e94ca6bea._msdcs.holycross.local co
uld not be resolved to an
IP address. Check the DNS server, DHCP, server name, etc
Although the Guid DNS name
(45d48a63-a65f-4bb2-9e10-fe1e94ca6bea._msdcs.holycross.local) couldn't
be resolved, the server name (server01.holycross.local) resolved to
the IP address (192.168.1.2) and was pingable. Check that the IP
address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
......................... SERVER01 failed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SERVER01

DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...

Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones

Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones

Running partition tests on : Schema

Running partition tests on : Configuration

Running partition tests on : holycross

Running enterprise tests on : holycross.local
Starting test: DNS
Test results for domain controllers:

DC: server01.holycross.local
Domain: holycross.local

TEST: Basic (Basc)
Error: No LDAP connectivity
Warning: adapter [00000001] Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Conne
ction with I/O Acceleration has invalid DNS server: 209.137.16.3 (<name unavaila
ble>)
Warning: adapter [00000001] Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Conne
ction with I/O Acceleration has invalid DNS server: 209.137.171.20 (<name unavai
lable>)
Error: all DNS servers are invalid
Error: The A record for this DC was not found

TEST: Records registration (RReg)
Error: Record registrations cannot be found for all the network a
dapters

Summary of test results for DNS servers used by the above domain contro
llers:

DNS server: 209.137.16.3 (<name unavailable>)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 209.137.16.3
Name resolution is not functional. _ldap._tcp.holycross.local. fa
iled on the DNS server 209.137.16.3

DNS server: 209.137.171.20 (<name unavailable>)
1 test failure on this DNS server
Name resolution is not functional. _ldap._tcp.holycross.local. fa
iled on the DNS server 209.137.171.20

Summary of DNS test results:

Auth Basc Forw Del Dyn RReg Ext
________________________________________________________________
Domain: holycross.local
server01 PASS FAIL PASS PASS PASS FAIL n/a

......................... holycross.local failed test DNS

C:\WINNT\ServicePackFiles\i386>

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by:atredo

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ID: 349485172011-02-21

I fixed this by adding the IP for this dns server as the first DNS IP on the net card
Running Netdiag /fix
flushing the DNS server cache
stopping and restarting DNS and Netlogon
running netdiag /fix

All is well now : (except WINS needs to be removed)

Netcard queries test . . . . . . . : Passed
[WARNING] The net card 'RAS Async Adapter' may not be working because it has
not received any packets.

Per interface results:

Adapter : Local Area Connection

Netcard queries test . . . : Passed

Host Name. . . . . . . . . : server01
IP Address . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway. . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Dns Servers. . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
209.137.171.20

AutoConfiguration results. . . . . . : Passed

Default gateway test . . . : Passed

NetBT name test. . . . . . : Passed
[WARNING] At least one of the <00> 'WorkStation Service', <03> 'Messenge
r Service', <20> 'WINS' names is missing.
No remote names have been found.

WINS service test. . . . . : Skipped
There are no WINS servers configured for this interface.

Global results:

Domain membership test . . . . . . : Passed

NetBT transports test. . . . . . . : Passed
List of NetBt transports currently configured:
NetBT_Tcpip_{88616D2D-CA11-4247-B702-2BE7D32D2A55}
1 NetBt transport currently configured.

Autonet address test . . . . . . . : Passed

IP loopback ping test. . . . . . . : Passed

Default gateway test . . . . . . . : Passed

NetBT name test. . . . . . . . . . : Passed
[WARNING] You don't have a single interface with the <00> 'WorkStation Servi
ce', <03> 'Messenger Service', <20> 'WINS' names defined.

Winsock test . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed

DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed
PASS - All the DNS entries for DC are registered on DNS server '192.168.1.2'
.

Redir and Browser test . . . . . . : Passed
List of NetBt transports currently bound to the Redir
NetBT_Tcpip_{88616D2D-CA11-4247-B702-2BE7D32D2A55}
The redir is bound to 1 NetBt transport.

List of NetBt transports currently bound to the browser
NetBT_Tcpip_{88616D2D-CA11-4247-B702-2BE7D32D2A55}
The browser is bound to 1 NetBt transport.

DC discovery test. . . . . . . . . : Passed

DC list test . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed

Trust relationship test. . . . . . : Skipped

Kerberos test. . . . . . . . . . . : Passed

LDAP test. . . . . . . . . . . . . : Passed

Bindings test. . . . . . . . . . . : Passed

WAN configuration test . . . . . . : Skipped
No active remote access connections.

Modem diagnostics test . . . . . . : Passed

IP Security test . . . . . . . . . : Skipped

Note: run "netsh ipsec dynamic show /?" for more detailed information

The command completed successfully

Author Closing Comment

by:atredo

ID: 349485272011-02-21

See last comment. Fixed DNS on net card, flushed DNS cache, restated DNS, Netlogon.

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