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Windows 2003/2008 environment.<br />
Our Domain Controller is on Windows 2003 hosting DNS.<br />
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Problem:<br />
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I cannot ping: <b>testservername</b> without adding the domain prefix: <b>testservername.test.local</b><br />
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I am currently on the same network but I am on a different domain. I have been able to do this in the past.<br />
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Thanks for your help.
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Windows 2003/2008 environment.
Our Domain Controller is on Windows 2003 hosting DNS.
  
Problem:
 
I cannot ping: testservername without adding the domain prefix: testservername.test.local
   
I am currently on the same network but I am on a different domain. I have been able to do this in the past.
   
Thanks for your help.

DNS: Ping server name on other domain without adding domain prefix

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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Windows Server 2003

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