DNS lookup problem
Hi - I have had to rebuild my Windows network - had 2 DC's go down...I am trying to connect an existing server to my Domain. The existing server is now a WG server.
I believe I have a problem with my DNS settings:
from the server that I'm trying to add to a Domain - I can ping the IP address & name of the server (DC) running DNS, however, I can not ping the whole FQDN - server.domain.local
When I try pinging the FQDN i get the message "unknow host xxxx.xxxx.xxxx
When I try to add this server to the Domain I get "The following error occurred validating the name "xxxxx.xxxxx, this condition may be caused by a DNS lookup problem."
"The specified domain either does not exist or cound not be contacted".
I have tried to look up the message but have not been able to fix the problem.
Please help
Thanks heaps
Mark
January 17th, 2008 7:44am
so you lost 2 domain controllers at once? wow. are there any left? what is currently hosting dns for the domain?
is your workgroup server pointed to whatever dns server is left?
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January 22nd, 2008 8:51pm
try using dcdiag /fix and netdiag/fix
in network configuration set a manual dns entry to the domain u try to join to.
January 24th, 2008 7:23pm