DNS service running bu not resolving name

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mujeeb

Dear!
I have win2k sp4 DC since three days dns is not working
if tried to use nslook even on the server it will say
Default server not available
strange thing is no error log in event viewer
(security,DNS)
and dns serive is also working

Please help me get out of it

Regards
 
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mujeeb said:
Dear!
I have win2k sp4 DC since three days dns is not working
if tried to use nslook even on the server it will say
Default server not available
strange thing is no error log in event viewer
(security,DNS)
and dns serive is also working

Please help me get out of it

Regards
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I don't fully understand where the problem is from reading your post.
Apparently you are saying it's just that nslookup is giving you a message
"Can't fin Server..."?

If that is the case, all you need is a reverse zone for you IP range in DNS
and a PTR entry for your DNS server name, to eliminate that message.


242906 - DNS Request Timed Out Error Message When You Start Nslookup From a
Command Line:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=242906

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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
May be i was unable to explain.
DNS service is running and i can restart it without any
error.No error is logged in event log.

But dns is not working on clients.
When i try to use NSLOOKUP it gave me following message

*** Can't find server name for address 172.30.102.55: Non-
existent domain
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 172.30.102.55

172.30.102.55 = DNS server ip address

Hope you will understand now
 
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mujeeb said:
May be i was unable to explain.
DNS service is running and i can restart it without any
error.No error is logged in event log.

But dns is not working on clients.
When i try to use NSLOOKUP it gave me following message

*** Can't find server name for address 172.30.102.55: Non-
existent domain
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 172.30.102.55

172.30.102.55 = DNS server ip address
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That is a message nslookup gives if the is no reverse lookup on the IP that
DNS is on. You can configure a reverse lookup and PTR and this message will
stop.
 
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mujeeb said:
May be i was unable to explain.
DNS service is running and i can restart it without any
error.No error is logged in event log.

But dns is not working on clients.
When i try to use NSLOOKUP it gave me following message

*** Can't find server name for address 172.30.102.55: Non-
existent domain
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 172.30.102.55

172.30.102.55 = DNS server ip address

Hope you will understand now
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As I mentioned, and Kevin mentioned as well, all you have to do is create a
reverse zone for your internal IP range, and make certain that a PTR record
exists for your DNS server. That is all.

That is just a message you are getting saying (or translated to:) "You do
not have a PTR entry for your DNS server IP ADdress". That's all it says.But
nslookup will still function on subsequent commands.



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Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties and confers no
rights.

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