I check the DNS server and found out one host (server) with two different
static IPs as:
server1  192.168.2.3
server1  192.168.2.100

I have two Windows Server 2003 DCs that run DNS.  
I have noticed a bunch of "stale" DNS records (old machine names with an IP
address the conflicts with another machine name using that same IP address).
How do I clean them out (without "manually" going through DNS... too many

I'm currently in the process of setting up a new domain, my primary DNS/DC
server is using subnet 192.168.1.xxx and I then have a 2nd subnet on
192.168.7.xxx.  Both sides can quite happily ping each other no problem at
all (by IP), but if I setup a new server on 192.168.7.xxx I ...

I am seeing that our server DNS event logs are filling up and it we have
constant 5504 and 3000 event IDs every 2 minutes. I have checked out and
googled everything about this event log and could not find a proper
solution.

Hi,
We are linked, via VPN, to a sister domain in our company.
The other office upgraded their server hardware a few weeks ago.
Since then our DNS servers have stopped replicating zone data.

Our web hosting company is currently doing our external DNS, I would like to
bring that in-house but not sure where to start.  The domain is registered at
GoDaddy (also managed by the web hosting company).  Is that where you specify
the DNS server?  Do you then just forward port ...

Ok so DNS was easy on Server 2003, i think it did it as part of AD setup and
i didn't really do anything
On Server 2008 i can't make it work, can anyone suggest a decent free
resource other than the microsoft document that talks in tongues, a sort of

One of our sites will have a different range of IP addresses. In that site
we have a domain controller which is also the DNS server for that child
domain. What would be your advice in order to accomplish this task
successfully.

1. I have added Host A record on win 2003 dns server.
2. Change filtered to win 2008 dns server which is primary dns server
for my clients.
Host A record -> uk.portal

I was wondering if in a small LAN , with a Windows 2003 server, Domain
Controller and 5 clients Windows XP, they all has as DNS the LAN Server, is
it possible to forbid access to specific web pages, as facebook, for example.
They all has internet dns responses through the LAN ...

My DNS and DHCP servers are located on the same servers,and these servers
are also domain controllers. All DNS zones are integrated and are set to
secure dynamic updates. When a xp or vista client gets an ip address from
dhcp, and the A record for the client gets registered in ...

I have a windows 2003 server active directory with 3 DCs being also DNS
servers.
They have a forward lookup zone integrated with AD, an two reverse lookup
zones also integrated with AD, all of them synchronized.

Please help, this the message I got.
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not your network's administrator, notify the administrator that you received
this information, which has been recorded in the file

Dear,
My server is not saving the logs as it gives the msg " Unable to complete
the operation on "DS Events" The file size exceeds the limit allowed and
cannot be saved.

We have Windows Server 2003 AD Integrated DNS/DHCP.
DHCP is overwriting the static DNS entry.
I am worried if someone could rename there machines to mail server or ftp server name, and then the dhcp would overwrite that entry in dns and no body will be able to access the e-mail or ...