Configuring Server 2000 DNS - Newbie Question

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Trey Fox

I am trying to configure server 2000 for the first time. When I try
to configure AD using the wizard it always tells me it is unable to
contact the DNS server that handles the name "*******" to determine if
it supports dynamic update. Confirm your DNS configuration or install
and configure a DNS server on this computer.

I then click install and configure a DNS server on this computer. I
read the summary of actions and everything reads properly. When I
click next I get the following error: Operation failed with the
following error: the network location cannot be reached. I left all
the default settings in the wizard.

Any help would be greatly appreciated - the book I am using has me
pulling my hair out.

Thanks,
Trey
 
Normally when you get that msg during the promotion process to dc, and let
it do its thing, it works pretty well, but a couple of things we need to
know.
What dns domain name did you use? Don't care what you used, but hope that
you added a .com, .net, .local, or something to the end of it so you see
xyz.com etc. This is especially true if this machine is running sp4 which
will not like single label domain names;
300684 Information About Configuring Windows 2000 for Domains With
Single-Label
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300684

right click my network places and do properties, then properties on your
local area connection, then properties on tcpip. Assign this machine an ip
address for your network, and then also assign it that same address for dns
(no other addresses in there other than itself)
If dns is not installed, just go ahead and install it. Then open it in
programs/admin tools/dns and expand down to Forward lookup zones. Right
click and choose new zone, select AD intergrated zone, use the name of your
domain for the zone name (right click my computer, properties, then network
id tab to see if not sure), yes to all defaults and finish wizard. You
should then see a zone under forward lookup called yourdomainname.
close the dns snapin, stop and restart the netlogon service, then re-open
the dns snapin and look in your zone. You should see 4 folders there all
starting with an "_" that hold your dns SRV records.

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plug your ethernet card into a hub or switch and try it.
make sure your nic has a static ip. ie 192.168.0.1
 
In Stephan Barr <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: Can you rename a domain name from myDomain to myDomain.com...?
:
Windows 2000 does not have a domain rename feature, you would have to roll
back to NT4 or upgrade to Win2k3, if Exchange 2000 is in the mix neither of
these options are available to you.
You would have to either remove AD and lose all accounts or start fresh on
anther box and migrate the users to the new domain.
 
Hi David.
I have a real big problem. I have dns installed on a
primary server, and its been working fine. I then
installed dns onto a second server, so i have two in the
same domain. After going through the wizard I discovered
that neither server could resolve each other, though
nslookup says they are ok. However, in my primary zone, i
do not have the 4 folders as should be there. I have tried
using the netdiag and dnscmd tools, and tried to remove
dns from the server, but to no luck. Any ideas as to how
to manually create these folders?
 
In John Nardini <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: Hi David.
: I have a real big problem. I have dns installed on a
: primary server, and its been working fine. I then
: installed dns onto a second server, so i have two in the
: same domain. After going through the wizard I discovered
: that neither server could resolve each other, though
: nslookup says they are ok. However, in my primary zone, i
: do not have the 4 folders as should be there. I have tried
: using the netdiag and dnscmd tools, and tried to remove
: dns from the server, but to no luck. Any ideas as to how
: to manually create these folders?
You don't manually create them, domain contrillers create them if they don't
you need to find out why.
Dynamic update should be set to "Yes" on the zone, if it is and the folders
are still not created, you need to post the ipconfig /all from the DC and
the domain name from ADU&C.
 
In
John Nardini said:
Hi David.
I have a real big problem. I have dns installed on a
primary server, and its been working fine. I then
installed dns onto a second server, so i have two in the
same domain. After going through the wizard I discovered
that neither server could resolve each other, though
nslookup says they are ok. However, in my primary zone, i
do not have the 4 folders as should be there. I have tried
using the netdiag and dnscmd tools, and tried to remove
dns from the server, but to no luck. Any ideas as to how
to manually create these folders?
Click to expand...

In addition to Kevin's response, I am not clear how you created the zone on
the second server? Is it an AD Integrated zone (as well as the first DNS
server?) or is it a secondary zone that grabs a copy of the zone from the
first server or did you just make another PRimary zone of the same name?

If you created another Primary zone, then no good. Can't have two Kings of a
dominion. One must be primary, the rest (no matter how many) can only be
secondaries to grab copies (thru zone transfers).

If the first is AD Integrated and you make the second AD Integrated
(provided both ad DCs to have AD Integrated as an available option), then
the zone automatically appears.

Also, this is contigent upon what DNS servers are listed in the machines' IP
properties. If you have two DCs that have both AD Integrated zones, do this
in IP properties:

DC1
dc2
dc1

DC2
dc1
dc2

Now if they are primary/secondary, point to the primary first, and the
secondary as second. This should be consistent on all internal machines. Any
inconsistency will show up errors due to inconsistent configuration.

There are other things too that determine registration, such as the AD name,
the Primary DNS Suffix, the domain name format (single label name or not)
and what DNS it's pointed to.

As Kevin mentioned, an ipconfig /all from both machines can *really* help us
in determining this issue based on what I mentioned above..

Also let us know if they are both DCs or not and what the domain name of
your domain is (as it shows up in your ADUC).



Thanks


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Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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