Netbios Domain Name Problem?

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Ola

I have an old Win 2k Advanced Server. I have also
purchased a win XP Pro and in trying to connect the two
PCs, I used a linksys DSL router. I am able to ping each
computer from the other, and I am able to ping the router
form either computer. My problem is I cannot register the
XP with the 2k as a member of the domain.

The details of my error mesage says the domain name might
be a Netbios domain name, verify that the name is
properly registered with WINS.

I have no idea how to find out if it is a netbios domain
name and if it is, how to register it in WINS. when I
looked at the WINS tab, it only allows for IP address. I
am running DHCP on my router....

Can someone please point me in the right direction. I
want to be able to share files and printer between the
two computers...

Thanks in advance

Ola
 
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Ola said:
I have an old Win 2k Advanced Server. I have also
purchased a win XP Pro and in trying to connect the two
PCs, I used a linksys DSL router. I am able to ping each
computer from the other, and I am able to ping the router
form either computer. My problem is I cannot register the
XP with the 2k as a member of the domain.

The details of my error mesage says the domain name might
be a Netbios domain name, verify that the name is
properly registered with WINS.

I have no idea how to find out if it is a netbios domain
name and if it is, how to register it in WINS. when I
looked at the WINS tab, it only allows for IP address. I
am running DHCP on my router....

Can someone please point me in the right direction. I
want to be able to share files and printer between the
two computers...

Thanks in advance

Ola
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You should use DHCP on Win2k it better supports an AD environment. Your
router is probably issuing your ISP's DNS to your clients, That is a
definite problem with AD you must only use your local DNS server for all
domain members and DC's.

If you have any further questions or problems, please post back with an
ipconfig /all from the client, DC *AND* the actual domain name from ADU&C.
 
I am actually venturing into web access for my family
around the world, and someone told me that my Server
needs to have a static address so I have been using a
static private address for my server. The client is like
you said getting the DNS from the router.

The IPConfig /all of the client is below...

I have been fiddling and added the SERVER IP address to
the client as a WINS server address....

Thanks

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ola>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : www.atb-
associates.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x
10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74-B8-
D3-17
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
November 08, 2003 7:30:52
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday,
November 09, 2003 7:30:52 PM


C:\Documents and Settings\Ola>
 
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posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
I am actually venturing into web access for my family
around the world, and someone told me that my Server
needs to have a static address so I have been using a
static private address for my server. The client is like
you said getting the DNS from the router.

The IPConfig /all of the client is below...

I have been fiddling and added the SERVER IP address to
the client as a WINS server address....

Thanks

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ola>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : www.atb-
associates.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x
10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74-B8-
D3-17
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
November 08, 2003 7:30:52
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday,
November 09, 2003 7:30:52 PM
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As I stated you cannot use your ISP's DNS in any machines NIC properties.
You should disable DHCP on the router and configure DHCP on the server with
options 003, 006, and 015 then authorize it in AD.

You need to point this machine to the DC for DNS. Post an ipconfig /all from
the DC and the domain name from ADU&C.
 
Thanks again Kevin, I will try what you said out, I am
only lost with the options bit. What are options 003,
006, 015 please understand that I am a student.

Secondly, if I point the client to the Domain Controller
for DNS, that means I will have one DNS address?
(192.168.1.63)? There will be no alternate DNS entry?

Just wondering....

Thanks a lot in advance... What about the WINS entry that
I made, is that safe?

Ola
-----Original Message-----
In (e-mail address removed)
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posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
I am actually venturing into web access for my family
around the world, and someone told me that my Server
needs to have a static address so I have been using a
static private address for my server. The client is like
you said getting the DNS from the router.

The IPConfig /all of the client is below...

I have been fiddling and added the SERVER IP address to
the client as a WINS server address....

Thanks

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ola>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : www.atb-
associates.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x
10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74- B8-
D3-17
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
November 08, 2003 7:30:52
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday,
November 09, 2003 7:30:52 PM
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As I stated you cannot use your ISP's DNS in any machines NIC properties.
You should disable DHCP on the router and configure DHCP on the server with
options 003, 006, and 015 then authorize it in AD.

You need to point this machine to the DC for DNS. Post an ipconfig /all from
the DC and the domain name from ADU&C.




.
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Ola said:
Thanks again Kevin, I will try what you said out, I am
only lost with the options bit. What are options 003,
006, 015 please understand that I am a student.

Secondly, if I point the client to the Domain Controller
for DNS, that means I will have one DNS address?
(192.168.1.63)? There will be no alternate DNS entry?

Just wondering....

Thanks a lot in advance... What about the WINS entry that
I made, is that safe?
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Only one DNS is all you need unless you have another DC with DNS on it. Just
do not use your ISP's DNS.
Configure your local DNS to resolve internet names and optionally use your
ISP's DNS as forwarders.
300202 - HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&FR=1


When you configure DHCP on your server you need to configure scope options,
they ar:
003 Router use your routers address thei will be your Gateway
006 DNS server use you DC's address in this option
015 DNS Domain name Use the DNS name of you Win2k domain in this option
This will get you going with Win2k and later clients.
 
In
Kevin D. Goodknecht said:
In
Only one DNS is all you need unless you have another DC with DNS on
it. Just do not use your ISP's DNS.
Configure your local DNS to resolve internet names and optionally use
your ISP's DNS as forwarders.
300202 - HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&FR=1


When you configure DHCP on your server you need to configure scope
options, they ar:
003 Router use your routers address thei will be your Gateway
006 DNS server use you DC's address in this option
015 DNS Domain name Use the DNS name of you Win2k domain in this
option This will get you going with Win2k and later clients.
Click to expand...


Just want to add about WINS:
If WINS is needed, which I doubt since the machines are only one subnet,
it's fine to put in the WINS address. But really, WINS is designed for cross
router, multi subnet (enterprise) scenarios. The poster does not have that
in his/her scenario. So, NetBIOS works fine on one subnet, as the scenario
states by the poster, without the use of WINS.

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

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
I have tried doing everything you suggested. The forwarder
tab in my DNS is greyed out and I figured I have to delete
the *.*folder in my DNS. Right now, I have two folders one
has the atb-associates and the other has the .

After deleting the no name(root) forwad lookup zone, the
forwarder tab is still greyed out.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks
 
Hello again,

Sorry for my tardiness, the IPconfig from the server is
shown below, the forwarder has been set up with the ISPs
DNS addresses and I am in the process of changing the XP
to obtain IP automatically and remove the ISPs DNS
addresses from the XP. Hopefully it will work. In looking
at the ipconfig though, it says DHCP is not enable?

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : atb-
associates.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : atb-
associates.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek
RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-2A-09-
AE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63

C:\>

Thanks in advance

Ola
-----Original Message-----
In (e-mail address removed)
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posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
I am actually venturing into web access for my family
around the world, and someone told me that my Server
needs to have a static address so I have been using a
static private address for my server. The client is like
you said getting the DNS from the router.

The IPConfig /all of the client is below...

I have been fiddling and added the SERVER IP address to
the client as a WINS server address....

Thanks

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ola>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : www.atb-
associates.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x
10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74-B8-
D3-17
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
November 08, 2003 7:30:52
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday,
November 09, 2003 7:30:52 PM
Click to expand...
As I stated you cannot use your ISP's DNS in any machines NIC properties.
You should disable DHCP on the router and configure DHCP on the server with
options 003, 006, and 015 then authorize it in AD.

You need to point this machine to the DC for DNS. Post an ipconfig /all from
the DC and the domain name from ADU&C.




.
Click to expand...
 
Sorry again, but the whole thing is working now somewhat,
the XP has joined the domain and both PCs can surf the net
using theLocal DNS on the XP and Forward lookups on the
server.

The only problem now is file and printer sharing. The XP
shows and accepted the fact that it is in the domain, but
when I go to Network neighborhood, I do not see the PC in
the domain. From the win2k, I can see the win2k machine
but not the xp.

Each machine can ping each other, and the router, and all
the dns addresses.

Did I not do something right with the XP?
-----Original Message-----
Hello again,

Sorry for my tardiness, the IPconfig from the server is
shown below, the forwarder has been set up with the ISPs
DNS addresses and I am in the process of changing the XP
to obtain IP automatically and remove the ISPs DNS
addresses from the XP. Hopefully it will work. In looking
at the ipconfig though, it says DHCP is not enable?

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : atb-
associates.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : atb-
associates.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek
RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-2A- 09-
AE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63

C:\>

Thanks in advance

Ola
-----Original Message-----
In (e-mail address removed)
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posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
I am actually venturing into web access for my family
around the world, and someone told me that my Server
needs to have a static address so I have been using a
static private address for my server. The client is like
you said getting the DNS from the router.

The IPConfig /all of the client is below...

I have been fiddling and added the SERVER IP address to
the client as a WINS server address....

Thanks

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ola>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : www.atb-
associates.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x
10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74- B8-
D3-17
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
November 08, 2003 7:30:52
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday,
November 09, 2003 7:30:52 PM
Click to expand...
As I stated you cannot use your ISP's DNS in any
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machines
NIC properties.
You should disable DHCP on the router and configure DHCP on the server with
options 003, 006, and 015 then authorize it in AD.

You need to point this machine to the DC for DNS. Post
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an
ipconfig /all from
the DC and the domain name from ADU&C.

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Ola said:
Hello again,

Sorry for my tardiness, the IPconfig from the server is
shown below, the forwarder has been set up with the ISPs
DNS addresses and I am in the process of changing the XP
to obtain IP automatically and remove the ISPs DNS
addresses from the XP. Hopefully it will work. In looking
at the ipconfig though, it says DHCP is not enable?

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : atb
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : atb-
associates.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : atb-
associates.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek
RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-2A-09-
AE
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.63

C:\>

Thanks in advance
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You need to remove your ISP's DNS from the ipconfig and put in the IP for
your DC, I assume this is your DC, so you need to put the IP of this NIC in
for DNS even if it is the only DNS you use.
 
Remove your ISP's DNS entries from the client and well as the server. The client and the server should only point at the server
DNS. Make sure the DNS server has a DNS zone that matches that of the AD domain. This DNS zone should also be
configured to allow dynamic updates.

Thank you,
Mike Johnston
Microsoft Network Support
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My current configuration has the ISP's DNS entries on the
server and the XP is the one that is dynamically getting
IP from the server. If I understand you correctly, I have
to remove the DNS entries from my server as well. Does it
matter that I have a static IP address on the sever?

There is only one server AD on my network with one other
XP Pro.

You said:
"Make sure the DNS server has a DNS zone that matches that
of the AD domain."

Does this mean that I have to use the server IP address in
the DNS portion of my configuration for the SERVER as well?

As it is now, the DNS entry for my DC is still the ISP's
and I get on the internet from either machine. The only
problem I have is that XP does not show any PC in the
network neighborhood and someone says it might be because
File and Printer sharing is not installed.... Not that I
do not want to, but could you enlighten me on what might
happen if I use the ISP's DNS instead of my local IP. And
secondly, could this be the reason why I can ping the XP
but cannot see it in Network Neighborhood?

Thank you

Ola
-----Original Message-----
Remove your ISP's DNS entries from the client and well as
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the server. The client and the server should only point
at the server
DNS. Make sure the DNS server has a DNS zone that
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matches that of the AD domain. This DNS zone should also
be
configured to allow dynamic updates.

Thank you,
Mike Johnston
Microsoft Network Support
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Ola said:
My current configuration has the ISP's DNS entries on the
server and the XP is the one that is dynamically getting
IP from the server. If I understand you correctly, I have
to remove the DNS entries from my server as well. Does it
matter that I have a static IP address on the sever?
No.


There is only one server AD on my network with one other
XP Pro.

You said:
"Make sure the DNS server has a DNS zone that matches that
of the AD domain."

Does this mean that I have to use the server IP address in
the DNS portion of my configuration for the SERVER as well?
Click to expand...

I have stated this many times in this thread, remove your ISP's DNS from
your server's NIC and put in its own IP address.

As it is now, the DNS entry for my DC is still the ISP's
and I get on the internet from either machine. The only
problem I have is that XP does not show any PC in the
network neighborhood and someone says it might be because
File and Printer sharing is not installed.... Not that I
do not want to, but could you enlighten me on what might
happen if I use the ISP's DNS instead of my local IP. And
secondly, could this be the reason why I can ping the XP
but cannot see it in Network Neighborhood?
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Well, you will get many errors, slow network performance, slow logons. Look
in your event log I can guarantee there are errors there relating to having
the incorrect DNS.
Network neighbood is not a DNS application, it is a NetBIOS application.
You need to have NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled for Network neighborhood, or
some other protocol that supports NetBIOS.
 
In
Ola said:
I have tried doing everything you suggested. The forwarder
tab in my DNS is greyed out and I figured I have to delete
the *.*folder in my DNS. Right now, I have two folders one
has the atb-associates and the other has the .

After deleting the no name(root) forwad lookup zone, the
forwarder tab is still greyed out.

Am I doing something wrong?
Click to expand...

Oh, I see. You have a Root zone (looks like a period). Just delete it and
the forwarding option will be available once you refresh the DNS console.
That article that Kevin gave you explains EXACTLY how to delete it and
configure your forwarder.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202

But getting back to NetBIOS resolution, (which the forwarders or DNS for
that matter, have nothing to do with), any machine will resolve to any other
machine on a subnet without WINS by using it;s NetBIOS name. This is a
default function/feature of any Microsoft operating system.

AS for your ipconfig /all, this part is wrong:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : www.atb-
associates.com
Click to expand...

You cannot have an FQDN for the connection specific suffix. A suffix is just
that, a suffix (the end part, or the domain part), not the whole record.
You'll need to change that to:
atb-associates.com (without the www part).

And of course, follow what Kevin said to remove these addresses:
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.83.0.10
64.83.1.10
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And put ONLY your internal DNS server (even if it;s only one machine).

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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.

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

I have removed the ISPs DNS from my NICs. Now how do I
remove the "www" in my connection specific DNS on my
workstation? I do not know where exactly I put that in.
Could it be the domain name specified when trying to join
the domain?

Thanks

Ola
 
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Ola said:
Thanks guys,

I have removed the ISPs DNS from my NICs. Now how do I
remove the "www" in my connection specific DNS on my
workstation? I do not know where exactly I put that in.
Could it be the domain name specified when trying to join
the domain?
Click to expand...

If it is only the Connection Specific suffix and not the primary DNS suffix,
that is in TCP/IP properties on the DNS tab at the bottom or it is being
published by DHCP option 015.
 
Thanks again Kevin,

I have done everything as you suggested, and everything is
working fine. The only question that I have now is that my
DHCP Scope has the scope that I put in it, and it also has
another that is DHCP Server Scope 10.0.0.0. Do I leave
this scope, or do I delete it from the DHCP tree?

Thanks a lot
 
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Ola said:
Thanks again Kevin,

I have done everything as you suggested, and everything is
working fine. The only question that I have now is that my
DHCP Scope has the scope that I put in it, and it also has
another that is DHCP Server Scope 10.0.0.0. Do I leave
this scope, or do I delete it from the DHCP tree?
Click to expand...

I don't know, are there any computers using that subnet?
In the snapin click on the DHCP properties on the advanced tab, Bindings
button, is the a binding for the subnet?

You not using that subnet are you?
 
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