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Chris
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:09 pm    Post subject: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain DNS server. The
computer is also our domain controller. Here is an unedited version of
ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Intel Fast Ethernet LAN Controller - onboard:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-06-5B-39-62-C5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212

In other domains I've worked on, the default folders for the zone are
created in DNS but this AD is missing the default folders like _msdcs,
_sites, _tcp and _udp. I'm wondering how to get those items to populate.
For some reason, the primary dns suffix is also not available in ipconfig.

Thanks,
Chris
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Chad
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:06 am    Post subject: Re: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
This problem accurs when the DC cannot contact a DNS server which is
authoritative for the domain or zone that you are installing the DC for.
Specifically you need a DNS server which can accept dynamic updates. Make
sure your DC can access the DNS server.

If you have a DNS server which does not support dynamic updates, look for a
file called netlogon.dns in your windows/config folder. It will contain all
the SRV records that are needed for the domain. You will need to manually
enter these records in DNS.

Search for netlogon.dns in MS Knowledge base. There should be a detailed
article about this problem in there.


"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DAE08D2B-B9A3-4920-86F2-4B8C6EF74C5B@microsoft.com...
Quote:
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain DNS server. The
computer is also our domain controller. Here is an unedited version of
ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Intel Fast Ethernet LAN Controller - onboard:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-06-5B-39-62-C5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212

In other domains I've worked on, the default folders for the zone are
created in DNS but this AD is missing the default folders like _msdcs,
_sites, _tcp and _udp. I'm wondering how to get those items to populate.
For some reason, the primary dns suffix is also not available in ipconfig.

Thanks,
Chris
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Chris
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:51 am    Post subject: Re: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
Thanks for the info. I have another question after looking at the
netlogon.dns.

It seems to have a number of entries preceeded with a (semicolon);. Are
these entries REM'd out or are they important?

Thanks again for the help,
Chris


"Chad" wrote:

Quote:
This problem accurs when the DC cannot contact a DNS server which is
authoritative for the domain or zone that you are installing the DC for.
Specifically you need a DNS server which can accept dynamic updates. Make
sure your DC can access the DNS server.

If you have a DNS server which does not support dynamic updates, look for a
file called netlogon.dns in your windows/config folder. It will contain all
the SRV records that are needed for the domain. You will need to manually
enter these records in DNS.

Search for netlogon.dns in MS Knowledge base. There should be a detailed
article about this problem in there.


"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DAE08D2B-B9A3-4920-86F2-4B8C6EF74C5B@microsoft.com...
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain DNS server. The
computer is also our domain controller. Here is an unedited version of
ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Intel Fast Ethernet LAN Controller - onboard:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-06-5B-39-62-C5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212

In other domains I've worked on, the default folders for the zone are
created in DNS but this AD is missing the default folders like _msdcs,
_sites, _tcp and _udp. I'm wondering how to get those items to populate.
For some reason, the primary dns suffix is also not available in ipconfig.

Thanks,
Chris


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Chris
Guest
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:27 am    Post subject: Re: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
Chad,
I've come across something rather strange. If I edit the netlogon.dns file
to the specs I'd like, the file reverts the the incorrect entries after I
startup the netlogon service. I've removed the netlogon.dns and netlogon.dnb
and restarted the services and both files are reverted back to their original
incorrect selves. Do you have any ideas?

Chris

"Chad" wrote:

Quote:
This problem accurs when the DC cannot contact a DNS server which is
authoritative for the domain or zone that you are installing the DC for.
Specifically you need a DNS server which can accept dynamic updates. Make
sure your DC can access the DNS server.

If you have a DNS server which does not support dynamic updates, look for a
file called netlogon.dns in your windows/config folder. It will contain all
the SRV records that are needed for the domain. You will need to manually
enter these records in DNS.

Search for netlogon.dns in MS Knowledge base. There should be a detailed
article about this problem in there.


"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DAE08D2B-B9A3-4920-86F2-4B8C6EF74C5B@microsoft.com...
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain DNS server. The
computer is also our domain controller. Here is an unedited version of
ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Intel Fast Ethernet LAN Controller - onboard:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-06-5B-39-62-C5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212

In other domains I've worked on, the default folders for the zone are
created in DNS but this AD is missing the default folders like _msdcs,
_sites, _tcp and _udp. I'm wondering how to get those items to populate.
For some reason, the primary dns suffix is also not available in ipconfig.

Thanks,
Chris


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Chad
Guest
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:38 am    Post subject: Re: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
Chris,

The netlogon.dns file *should* not be edited. The records in the file comes
from the information that you have provided during the dcpromo process. I
cant think of what incorrect entries it may have. Do not delete any files
without making a backup copy first.

Look up MS kb 255913, specifically point 5. These A records are the ones
that you manually have to enter into DNS. If you have a Windows DNS server,
its as simple as going to the DNS console and choosing to add a new A record
and then entering the relevant information.

Any folders in the netlogon.dns file correspond to the subdomains that you
have to create in DNS under your main DNS domain. Any A records under these
folders have to be recreated in DNS under that specific subdomain only.

Once you do this, restart the server and check what errors, if any you are
getting in system log. Let me know if this still does not work. The end
result should be that your clients be able to logon to the domain and
perform any AD related tasks.





"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5F33261-F041-44E3-BD06-98899BF9FE97@microsoft.com...
Quote:
Chad,
I've come across something rather strange. If I edit the netlogon.dns
file
to the specs I'd like, the file reverts the the incorrect entries after I
startup the netlogon service. I've removed the netlogon.dns and
netlogon.dnb
and restarted the services and both files are reverted back to their
original
incorrect selves. Do you have any ideas?

Chris

"Chad" wrote:

This problem accurs when the DC cannot contact a DNS server which is
authoritative for the domain or zone that you are installing the DC for.
Specifically you need a DNS server which can accept dynamic updates.
Make
sure your DC can access the DNS server.

If you have a DNS server which does not support dynamic updates, look
for a
file called netlogon.dns in your windows/config folder. It will contain
all
the SRV records that are needed for the domain. You will need to
manually
enter these records in DNS.

Search for netlogon.dns in MS Knowledge base. There should be a detailed
article about this problem in there.


"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DAE08D2B-B9A3-4920-86F2-4B8C6EF74C5B@microsoft.com...
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain DNS server.
The
computer is also our domain controller. Here is an unedited version
of
ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Intel Fast Ethernet LAN Controller - onboard:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-06-5B-39-62-C5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212

In other domains I've worked on, the default folders for the zone are
created in DNS but this AD is missing the default folders like _msdcs,
_sites, _tcp and _udp. I'm wondering how to get those items to
populate.
For some reason, the primary dns suffix is also not available in
ipconfig.

Thanks,
Chris


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lospinoj
Guest
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 8:09 am    Post subject: RE: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
I noticed that there's no "primary dns suffix" as shown in ipconfig, how can
this be an AD DC and not have a "primary DNS suffix" ?

"Chris" wrote:

Quote:
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain DNS server. The
computer is also our domain controller. Here is an unedited version of
ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Intel Fast Ethernet LAN Controller - onboard:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-06-5B-39-62-C5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.212

In other domains I've worked on, the default folders for the zone are
created in DNS but this AD is missing the default folders like _msdcs,
_sites, _tcp and _udp. I'm wondering how to get those items to populate.
For some reason, the primary dns suffix is also not available in ipconfig.

Thanks,
Chris
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Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [
Guest
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:15 am    Post subject: Re: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
In news:DAE08D2B-B9A3-4920-86F2-4B8C6EF74C5B@microsoft.com,
Chris <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
Quote:
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain
DNS server. The computer is also our domain controller.
Here is an unedited version of ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Your DC is missing its Primary DNS suffix, read this article, and run the
script that is published in it. The script is much easier and faster than
editing the registry.
257623 Domain Controller's Domain Name System Suffix Does Not Match Domain
Name
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257623&sd=RMVP



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Chad
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:38 am    Post subject: Re: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
Ahhh...shows you what a good search in the KB will throw up :)


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Quote:
In news:DAE08D2B-B9A3-4920-86F2-4B8C6EF74C5B@microsoft.com,
Chris <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
Where do i start, well I'm having trouble with our domain
DNS server. The computer is also our domain controller.
Here is an unedited version of ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mri
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Your DC is missing its Primary DNS suffix, read this article, and run the
script that is published in it. The script is much easier and faster than
editing the registry.
257623 Domain Controller's Domain Name System Suffix Does Not Match Domain
Name
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257623&sd=RMVP



--
Best regards,
Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
Hope This Helps
===================================
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via your newsreader so that others may learn and
benefit from your issue, to respond directly to
me remove the nospam. from my email address.
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===================================
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Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:13 am    Post subject: Re: DNS problem on DC Reply with quote
In news:uq47vsd9EHA.2652@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Chad <askme@nospam.com> commented
Then Kevin replied below:
Quote:
Ahhh...shows you what a good search in the KB will throw
up :)

Actually the script has existed for several years, it was about six or eight
months ago when this article was added to the KB. Up until then we had to
verify that a disjointed namespace actually existed then through private
email send the script directly to the user. The only way you could get the
script from Microsoft was to call Microsoft Support, then to make a short
story long, Microsoft lost track of their own script and they sent a user
back to this NG to get it from an MVP that had it. That is a true story, I
have the email from one of the support guys who tracked one down to me. Had
this been a year ago, you would have had to come to this group to get this
script.


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