Cannot ping hosts name but can ping FQDN

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Murphy - 13 Sep 2003 10:25 GMT

I have a problem that our user workstatsions ( Windows
XP, 2000, 98 and 95 ) can ping FQDN, such as abc.com.org
but cannot ping the specific server name, such as abc

Any ideas??

Thanks.

Regards.
C W Tan

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Yor Suiris - 16 Sep 2003 20:43 GMT

New resolution? What method of name resolution do you use for YOUR network?
WINS, DNS or HOSTS? Computers need a way to resolve friendly names into IP
addresses.
Since you have Win2k and XP you will want a Local Win2k DNS Primary Zone for
Your Network. Not to be confused with Internet DNS.

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> I have a problem that our user workstatsions ( Windows
> XP, 2000, 98 and 95 ) can ping FQDN, such as abc.com.org
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> Regards.
> C W Tan

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Rakesh Chanana [MSFT] - 17 Sep 2003 20:48 GMT

Or if the machines are in a workgroup environment, add the relevant names
and IP addresses in a hosts or lmhosts file.
See the follwoing tow KB articles about the name resolution methods:

172218 Microsoft TCP/IP Host Name Resolution Order
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=172218

119493 NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Resolution and WINS
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=119493

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>> From: "Yor Suiris" <NOTyor@hallgroup.net>
>> References: <2f4201c379d8$f52d4f30$a601280a@phx.gbl>
>> Subject: Re: Cannot ping hosts name but can ping FQDN
>> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:43:38 -0400
>>
>> New resolution? What method of name resolution do you use for YOUR

network?

>> WINS, DNS or HOSTS? Computers need a way to resolve friendly names into

>> addresses.
>> Since you have Win2k and XP you will want a Local Win2k DNS Primary Zone

for

>> Your Network. Not to be confused with Internet DNS.
>> > I have a problem that our user workstatsions ( Windows
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>> > Regards.
>> > C W Tan

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