win2k and exchange 2003 guid problem

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This is my first post on this forum. I am trying to setup
an Exchange 2003 server on Windows 2000 domain controller.
It is a test installation and it is installed on an
internal LAN. I am completely puzzled about GUID DNS name
resolution problem!
I couldn't find any references to GUID in any help files
or e-books... Could someone help, please?

I run DCDIAG utility that is one of Exchange server pre-
installation tasks and it gives the following message:

Testing server: Bunker-1\MAIN
Starting test: Connectivity MAIN's server GUID DNS name
could not be resolved to an IP address. Check the DNS
server, DHCP, server name, etc
Although the Guid DNS name (9f3f9192-6df7-4673-92d7-
96ebd74e11a5._msdcs.home.slava.us) couldn't be resolved,
the server name (main.home.slava.us) resolved to the IP
address (192.168.2.6) and was pingable. Check that the IP
address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
.......................... MAIN failed test Connectivity
 
In Simon hirst <[email protected]> posted a question
Then Kevin replied below:
: This is my first post on this forum. I am trying to setup
: an Exchange 2003 server on Windows 2000 domain controller.
: It is a test installation and it is installed on an
: internal LAN. I am completely puzzled about GUID DNS name
: resolution problem!
: I couldn't find any references to GUID in any help files
: or e-books... Could someone help, please?
:
: I run DCDIAG utility that is one of Exchange server pre-
: installation tasks and it gives the following message:
:
: Testing server: Bunker-1\MAIN
: Starting test: Connectivity MAIN's server GUID DNS name
: could not be resolved to an IP address. Check the DNS
: server, DHCP, server name, etc
: Although the Guid DNS name (9f3f9192-6df7-4673-92d7-
: 96ebd74e11a5._msdcs.home.slava.us) couldn't be resolved,
: the server name (main.home.slava.us) resolved to the IP
: address (192.168.2.6) and was pingable. Check that the IP
: address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
: ......................... MAIN failed test Connectivity

The Guid record is in the _msdcs subfolder in the Forest root zone.
run netdiag /fix then run dcdiag again.
If that doesn't clear things up run netdiag /v and post the results.
 
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