Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP. Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not been able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not being assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed for DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening? For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like it to work properly through DHCP.

Thanks!
Chrissie

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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
> Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not been
> able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not being
> assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed for
> DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening?
> For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like it to
> work properly through DHCP.
>
Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in there?

Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?

Cheers,

Cliff

Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I have had the
user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
Thanks,
Chrissie


"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not been
> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not being
> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed for
> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening?
> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like it to
> > work properly through DHCP.
> >
> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in there?
>
> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff

Try a reboot after the /release. Have the clients somehow lost the
setting for DHCP setting the DNS IPs in the NICs?

Cheers,

Cliff

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:22:07 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I have had the
>user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
>Thanks,
>Chrissie
>
>
>"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
>> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not been
>> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not being
>> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed for
>> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening?
>> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like it to
>> > work properly through DHCP.
>> >
>> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in there?
>>
>> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Cliff
>

The clients were configured to get DNS information from DHCP, but since it
was not working, I had to manually assign a DNS server to the clients. Last
night I looked at the DNS server and noticed that there were two identical
zones (one was _msdcs.domain.com and the other was just domain.com). I
don't know how that happened. I removed the first one and thought that
might help, but it didn't. :-(

Thanks,
Chrissie
"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Try a reboot after the /release. Have the clients somehow lost the
> setting for DHCP setting the DNS IPs in the NICs?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff
>
> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:22:07 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I have had
the
> >user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
> >Thanks,
> >Chrissie
> >
> >
> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
> >> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not been
> >> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not being
> >> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed for
> >> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening?
> >> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like it
to
> >> > work properly through DHCP.
> >> >
> >> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in there?
> >>
> >> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Cliff
> >
>

Ouch! That is where a DC registers itself! Can you login OK?

Cheers,

Cliff

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:12:10 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The clients were configured to get DNS information from DHCP, but since it
>was not working, I had to manually assign a DNS server to the clients. Last
>night I looked at the DNS server and noticed that there were two identical
>zones (one was _msdcs.domain.com and the other was just domain.com). I
>don't know how that happened. I removed the first one and thought that
>might help, but it didn't. :-(
>
>Thanks,
>Chrissie
>"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> Try a reboot after the /release. Have the clients somehow lost the
>> setting for DHCP setting the DNS IPs in the NICs?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Cliff
>>
>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:22:07 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I have had
>the
>> >user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
>> >Thanks,
>> >Chrissie
>> >
>> >
>> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
>> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
>> >> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not been
>> >> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not being
>> >> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed for
>> >> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening?
>> >> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like it
>to
>> >> > work properly through DHCP.
>> >> >
>> >> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in there?
>> >>
>> >> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> Cliff
>> >
>>
>

Yeah everyone can log in OK. I removed the _msdcs.domain.com zone and now
I just have domain.com zone. Clients have shown up in this zone (they
weren't in either before), but I don't know if that is because I deleted a
zone or because I statically assigned the DNS IP. I don't know what to do.
Should I uninstall and reinstall DNS from scratch? I am not sure what it
should look like when installed correctly. Is _msdcs.domain.com suppose to
be the only zone in a simple network?
Thanks!
"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Ouch! That is where a DC registers itself! Can you login OK?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff
>
> On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:12:10 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >The clients were configured to get DNS information from DHCP, but since
it
> >was not working, I had to manually assign a DNS server to the clients.
Last
> >night I looked at the DNS server and noticed that there were two
identical
> >zones (one was _msdcs.domain.com and the other was just domain.com). I
> >don't know how that happened. I removed the first one and thought that
> >might help, but it didn't. :-(
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Chrissie
> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>
> >> Try a reboot after the /release. Have the clients somehow lost the
> >> setting for DHCP setting the DNS IPs in the NICs?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Cliff
> >>
> >> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:22:07 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I have
had
> >the
> >> >user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >Chrissie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
> >> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
> >> >> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not
been
> >> >> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not
being
> >> >> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed
for
> >> >> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening?
> >> >> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like
it
> >to
> >> >> > work properly through DHCP.
> >> >> >
> >> >> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in
there?
> >> >>
> >> >> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >>
> >> >> Cliff
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

I would restart your DCs. The _msdcs.domain.com is used by Active
Directory, and domain.com is used by machines to register themselves.
Basically. There's a little more to it than that. You should have both
zones in an AD environment and I don't think that your problems are in
the DNS area. I think that they are related to DHCP.

Having said that, it might be worth posting in the DNS groups.

Cheers,

Cliff

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:01:49 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Yeah everyone can log in OK. I removed the _msdcs.domain.com zone and now
>I just have domain.com zone. Clients have shown up in this zone (they
>weren't in either before), but I don't know if that is because I deleted a
>zone or because I statically assigned the DNS IP. I don't know what to do.
>Should I uninstall and reinstall DNS from scratch? I am not sure what it
>should look like when installed correctly. Is _msdcs.domain.com suppose to
>be the only zone in a simple network?
>Thanks!
>"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> Ouch! That is where a DC registers itself! Can you login OK?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Cliff
>>
>> On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:12:10 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >The clients were configured to get DNS information from DHCP, but since
>it
>> >was not working, I had to manually assign a DNS server to the clients.
>Last
>> >night I looked at the DNS server and noticed that there were two
>identical
>> >zones (one was _msdcs.domain.com and the other was just domain.com). I
>> >don't know how that happened. I removed the first one and thought that
>> >might help, but it didn't. :-(
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Chrissie
>> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>
>> >> Try a reboot after the /release. Have the clients somehow lost the
>> >> setting for DHCP setting the DNS IPs in the NICs?
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> Cliff
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:22:07 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
>> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I have
>had
>> >the
>> >> >user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
>> >> >Thanks,
>> >> >Chrissie
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
>> >> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
>> >> >> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not
>been
>> >> >> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not
>being
>> >> >> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed
>for
>> >> >> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is happening?
>> >> >> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd like
>it
>> >to
>> >> >> > work properly through DHCP.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in
>there?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cheers,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cliff
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>>
>

Ok thank you for the clarification!

Chrissie


"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I would restart your DCs. The _msdcs.domain.com is used by Active
> Directory, and domain.com is used by machines to register themselves.
> Basically. There's a little more to it than that. You should have both
> zones in an AD environment and I don't think that your problems are in
> the DNS area. I think that they are related to DHCP.
>
> Having said that, it might be worth posting in the DNS groups.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff
>
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:01:49 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Yeah everyone can log in OK. I removed the _msdcs.domain.com zone and
now
> >I just have domain.com zone. Clients have shown up in this zone (they
> >weren't in either before), but I don't know if that is because I deleted
a
> >zone or because I statically assigned the DNS IP. I don't know what to
do.
> >Should I uninstall and reinstall DNS from scratch? I am not sure what it
> >should look like when installed correctly. Is _msdcs.domain.com suppose
to
> >be the only zone in a simple network?
> >Thanks!
> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>
> >> Ouch! That is where a DC registers itself! Can you login OK?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Cliff
> >>
> >> On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:12:10 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> >The clients were configured to get DNS information from DHCP, but
since
> >it
> >> >was not working, I had to manually assign a DNS server to the clients.
> >Last
> >> >night I looked at the DNS server and noticed that there were two
> >identical
> >> >zones (one was _msdcs.domain.com and the other was just domain.com).
I
> >> >don't know how that happened. I removed the first one and thought
that
> >> >might help, but it didn't. :-(
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >Chrissie
> >> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >>
> >> >> Try a reboot after the /release. Have the clients somehow lost the
> >> >> setting for DHCP setting the DNS IPs in the NICs?
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >>
> >> >> Cliff
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:22:07 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
> >> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I
have
> >had
> >> >the
> >> >> >user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
> >> >> >Thanks,
> >> >> >Chrissie
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
> >> >> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
> >> >> >> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not
> >been
> >> >> >> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not
> >being
> >> >> >> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed
> >for
> >> >> >> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is
happening?
> >> >> >> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd
like
> >it
> >> >to
> >> >> >> > work properly through DHCP.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in
> >there?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Cliff
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

What DHCP options do you use to suppy the DNS information? What are
the numbers?

Cheers,

Cliff

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:04:47 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Ok thank you for the clarification!
>
>Chrissie
>
>
>"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> I would restart your DCs. The _msdcs.domain.com is used by Active
>> Directory, and domain.com is used by machines to register themselves.
>> Basically. There's a little more to it than that. You should have both
>> zones in an AD environment and I don't think that your problems are in
>> the DNS area. I think that they are related to DHCP.
>>
>> Having said that, it might be worth posting in the DNS groups.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Cliff
>>
>> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:01:49 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Yeah everyone can log in OK. I removed the _msdcs.domain.com zone and
>now
>> >I just have domain.com zone. Clients have shown up in this zone (they
>> >weren't in either before), but I don't know if that is because I deleted
>a
>> >zone or because I statically assigned the DNS IP. I don't know what to
>do.
>> >Should I uninstall and reinstall DNS from scratch? I am not sure what it
>> >should look like when installed correctly. Is _msdcs.domain.com suppose
>to
>> >be the only zone in a simple network?
>> >Thanks!
>> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>
>> >> Ouch! That is where a DC registers itself! Can you login OK?
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> Cliff
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:12:10 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
>> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >The clients were configured to get DNS information from DHCP, but
>since
>> >it
>> >> >was not working, I had to manually assign a DNS server to the clients.
>> >Last
>> >> >night I looked at the DNS server and noticed that there were two
>> >identical
>> >> >zones (one was _msdcs.domain.com and the other was just domain.com).
>I
>> >> >don't know how that happened. I removed the first one and thought
>that
>> >> >might help, but it didn't. :-(
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks,
>> >> >Chrissie
>> >> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Try a reboot after the /release. Have the clients somehow lost the
>> >> >> setting for DHCP setting the DNS IPs in the NICs?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cheers,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cliff
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:22:07 -0700, "Christine Niblo"
>> >> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Hi. I haven't checked the event ID yet, but I will tonight. I
>have
>> >had
>> >> >the
>> >> >> >user do a ipconfig /release and renew to no avail.
>> >> >> >Thanks,
>> >> >> >Chrissie
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >"Enkidu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:41:32 -0700, "Chris Niblo"
>> >> >> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >Hi. I am running a Windows 2003 Server as DC, DNS and DHCP.
>> >> >> >> > Initially, everything was peachy, but lately clients have not
>> >been
>> >> >> >> > able to access the Internet and it turns out that they were not
>> >being
>> >> >> >> > assigned the DNS IP (I did ipconfig/ all and nothing was listed
>> >for
>> >> >> >> > DNS). Can anyone offer some advice as to why this is
>happening?
>> >> >> >> > For now, I have statically assigned the DNS server, but I'd
>like
>> >it
>> >> >to
>> >> >> >> > work properly through DHCP.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Have you looked in Event Viewer? Any DNS/DHCP related events in
>> >there?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Have you tried a ipconfig /release followed by ipconfig /renew?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Cheers,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Cliff
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>>
>