Forward Lookup Zone A record missing

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It's SBS2003 actually, but I thought this seemed like the most relevent place
to post this query.

I've got an XP Pro client set to update DNS. When it comes on line, the
Reverse Lookup Zone record is created on my SBS, but the FZL record isn't.

Both zones are set to allow Secure and Unsecure updates.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Gary
 
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Gary Cooper said:
It's SBS2003 actually, but I thought this seemed like the
most relevent place to post this query.

I've got an XP Pro client set to update DNS. When it
comes on line, the Reverse Lookup Zone record is created
on my SBS, but the FZL record isn't.

Both zones are set to allow Secure and Unsecure updates.
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On the XP Pro client does either the Primary or Connection DNS suffix have
the domain name of the zone it should register in?
Is it a single-label name? (domain vs. domain.com)
 
Kevin,

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

My primary DNS suffix is windows.area5.cgs.local (it's not connected to the
Internet and is 'made up'). It is the one assigned by the system when I
connected the client PC to the domain.

There is no connection-specific DNS suffix.

Thanks,

Gary
 
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Gary Cooper said:
Kevin,

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

My primary DNS suffix is windows.area5.cgs.local (it's
not connected to the Internet and is 'made up'). It is
the one assigned by the system when I connected the
client PC to the domain.
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Is 'windows.area5.cgs.local' the name of the zone you want it to register
in?
 
I think I've got to the bottom of this one.
Pre-SBS2003, my DNS suffix was area5.cgs.com. Note, as I said before this
domain name is made up and the network isn't connected to the Internet.

Sure, there is a PTR record in Reverse Lookup Zone for my XP client and
there isn't an A record in the Forward Lookup Zone for windows.area5.cgs.com
- that's because there's one in windows.area5.cgs.local! Duh!

Sorry, Kevin I think I've wasted your time.

Best Regards,

Gary
 
Good question! To which the answer is no!

My network is a mixed Windows/Unix network - area5.cgs.com. One of my Unix
machines has always been my DNS server. With putting the SBS 2003 domain on
the network, I've created and delegated a subdomain - windows.area5.cgs.com.

This is what ideally I want the XP client to register as and for all nodes
on my network to be able to resolve.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Thanks,

Gary
 
Got it!

On my XP client, I set:
DNS Suffix for this connection: windows.area5.cgs.com
Register this connection's addresses in DNS
Use this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration

Now I've got an (A) record in both FLZ's and the name resolution works on
the SBS, XP client and Unix hosts. (Although on the XP client, nslookup of
the .com FQDN reports DNS request timed out, but then returns the IP
address!?)

Regards,

Gary
 
Odd, it seems to be adding the connection-specific suffix twice:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.AREA5>nslookup
netman2.windows.area5.cgs.com
Server: area5pdc.windows.area5.cgs.local
Address: x.x.x.x

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
Name: netman2.windows.area5.cgs.com
Address: x.x.x.y
netman2.windows.area5.cgs.com
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Server: area5pdc.windows.area5.cgs.local
Address: x.x.x.x

------------
Got answer:
HEADER:
opcode = QUERY, id = 6, rcode = NXDOMAIN
header flags: response, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion
avail.
questions = 1, answers = 0, authority records = 1, additional = 0

QUESTIONS:
netman2.windows.area5.cgs.com.windows.area5.cgs.local, type = A,
class =
IN
AUTHORITY RECORDS:
-> windows.area5.cgs.local
ttl = 3600 (1 hour)
primary name server = area5pdc.windows.area5.cgs.local
responsible mail addr = hostmaster
serial = 504
refresh = 900 (15 mins)
retry = 600 (10 mins)
expire = 86400 (1 day)
default TTL = 3600 (1 hour)

------------
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
timeout (2 secs)
------------
Got answer:
HEADER:
opcode = QUERY, id = 8, rcode = NOERROR
header flags: response, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion
avail.
questions = 1, answers = 1, authority records = 0, additional = 0

QUESTIONS:
netman2.windows.area5.cgs.com, type = A, class = IN
ANSWERS:
-> netman2.windows.area5.cgs.com
internet address = x.x.x.y
ttl = 1200 (20 mins)
 
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Gary Cooper said:
Odd, it seems to be adding the connection-specific suffix
twice:
Click to expand...

That is not what I see, nslookup appends both the primary and connection
specific suffix on all queries, unless you add a trailing "." after the
query.

If you run ipconfig /all you will see the suffix search list.
 
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