DNS setup probs with AD

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Paul Hughes

I have just set up a windows 2000 server running AD,
DHCP. DNS and WINS for a small user network. Everything
has setup alright except the DNS which hasnt populated
the domain with the _udp, _tcp, _msdcs and _site I
assume because of this i can not add any computers to the
domain.
When i try to add a windows XP pro machine i receive
The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the
service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a
domain controller for domain local.network.com:

The error was: "DNS name does not exist."
(error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR)

The query was for the SRV record for
_ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.local.network.com

Common causes of this error include the following:

- The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS.

Any help would be welcomed.

Paul
 
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Paul Hughes said:
I have just set up a windows 2000 server running AD,
DHCP. DNS and WINS for a small user network. Everything
has setup alright except the DNS which hasnt populated
the domain with the _udp, _tcp, _msdcs and _site I
assume because of this i can not add any computers to the
domain.
When i try to add a windows XP pro machine i receive
The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the
service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a
domain controller for domain local.network.com:

The error was: "DNS name does not exist."
(error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR)

The query was for the SRV record for
_ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.local.network.com

Common causes of this error include the following:

- The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS.

Any help would be welcomed.

Paul
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Make sure that all clients and servers ONLY point to the local DNS server,
never use an ISP's DNS on the NIC of any AD Domain member.
Make sure the zone named local.network.com has "Allow dynamic updates"
checked on the zone properties.

If all of this is configured properly and the AD subfolders are not created
after you restart the netlogon service and run ipconfig /registerdns post
your ipconfig /all so we can take a look at the primary DNS suffix and DNS
address configuration.
 
I have removed any outside DNS entrys from the DHCP scope
and from the static IP on the server, allow dynamic
update is set to yes. I have rebooted the netlogon
service and run the /registerdns command line.
That gave me the error on the server:
C:\>ipconfig /registerdns

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Error: The system cannot find the file specified
: Refreshing DNS names

The client however returned:
Windows IP Configuration

Registration of the DNS resource records for all adapters
of this computer has been initiated. Any errors will be
reported in the Event Viewer in 15 minutes..

Despite this i am still getting the same error when i try
to add a computer to the domain.


Server ipconfig/all:
C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server1
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :
local.network.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
local.network.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-
500TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Rev B/C) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-80-C8-27-
38-19
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2

Client ipconfig/all:
C:\>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : game1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
local.network.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :
local.network.com
network.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
local.network.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce
MCP Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-61-1B-
06-42
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 02 April 2004
19:44:33
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 09 April 2004
19:44:33


I have noticed there is no entry for primary Dns suffix
on the server but being a DC i am not sure how to change
that.

Paul
 
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Server ipconfig/all:
C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server1
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :
local.network.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
local.network.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-
500TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Rev B/C) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-80-C8-27-
38-19
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
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I have noticed there is no entry for primary Dns suffix
on the server but being a DC i am not sure how to change
that.
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That is you problem it is called a disjointed namespace there is a script on
this article that will fix this.
257623 Domain Controller's Domain Name System Suffix Does Not Match Domain
Name
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257623
 
Now i have added my computer to the domain it now can not
find the server and retrieve my profile it claims the
network path is not found however it uses the same server
to log on to the domain and can ping it fine.
I hope this isnt still a DNS problem.
 
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Paul said:
Now i have added my computer to the domain it now can not
find the server and retrieve my profile it claims the
network path is not found however it uses the same server
to log on to the domain and can ping it fine.
I hope this isnt still a DNS problem.
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It may be if the UNC path to the share is trying to be located in DNS, make
sure that the machine that holds the share has registered its addresses in
DNS.
 
The machine that holds the share is the DNS server so i
assume the host entery for that will be alright. I have
managed to get it to find my profile and the server if i
put the full network name of the computer in eg
server1.local.network.com but not with just server1.
If i try and ping server1 is comes back fine.
 
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