My situation:
1 Windows 2003 Server (DNS) + client pc's
1 Linux server (also DNS server)(DHCP for other devices on network)
All my client pc's are configured with a static ip-address, they use

Can someone tell me what I am missing. Windows 2000 Server - authoritative
for our reverse zone. Forward zone working fine but when run a reverse
lookup, sez my server cannot find pointer record for that IP....and I can
assuere you the entry is in the reverse zone.

Hello,  when launching nslookup from the dns console I get this messages.
***Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.70: Non-existent domain
Default Server : Unknown
Address: 192.168.1.70

  I have a domain name that I have finally gotten my registrar to point at
my DNS servers that run in A.D.  I have a very basic setup with an A.D forest
and Exchange and would like to put up a generic website.  Can I make some
sort of entry in my DNS that would direct people to ...

I asked once before in different NGs, but the answers went off on a
tangent.
Sometimes, when you use a URL that includes WWW, you'll get the page,
but if you omit the WWW, you get nothing.

Something seems amiss with my DNS servers.
 First of all, DHCP does not seem to be properly updating DNS records.  The
PTR records in the reverse lookup zone are correct, but the A records are
not.  I have a couple of laptops that travel between WAN sites (each has

i have a dns server that i am using for web hosting.
i have a static ip which is assigned to the dns server and  my web  site is
also assigned to the dns server. i can reach my dns server from the internet
by used the ip address but can not reach the server using the domain name.

I have set up a W2003 PDC with DHCP and DNS in subnet A.  In subnet B, I have
another W2003 machine with routing provided to subnet A.  Both can ping each
other.  I configured NIC of W2003 machine in subnet B with DNS pointing to
PDC in subnet A.  When I used dcpromo to promote the ...

I have a public DNS on my test server(2003), which has a PPPOE dialup
configured. The problem is if the ISP trips out my server reconnects
automaticaly but the DNS service is no longer bound to the Internet
connection and I have to restart the service to get it to re-bind. It is

I have 2 servers win2k3 sp1 with 2 net cards. server A has a net card with
external ip, shared for internet access, the 2nd card  with internal ip. both
servers A & B are DCs. when i try to ping my server A by name it gives me the
external ip. this is causing a problem of course ...

According to my microsoft MOC. If you use an illegal character, it gets
replaced by a - "when you use an illegal character in a computername
for example _ it get's replaced by-" (my transalation)
In my limited experience this is not so. As I know a domain where they

How to make backup of DNS Server?
We had accident that all first IP numbrs disapear from DNS and we want
to make backup of DNS server thus we can fast restore it.
How to make it on Windows 2003 with DNS integreted with Active

The primary DNS for AD is being decommisioned and I am try to come up with a
automatic process for migrating DNS for all of the desktops to the new DNS
server.  Is there a simple policy trick or am I ultimately going to have to
go to each desktop to make the change.  I have seen ...

Is there an easy way to assign multiple dns suffixes for DHCP clients to
search through??

Does anyone know how to update the Zone Transfers tab using dnscmd.exe ? I'd
basically just like to disable Zone Transfers for each domain using this
command.
Thanks - Steve.