In news:(E-Mail Removed),
mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> I need to keep track of two clients who have a dynamic dsl
> connection. How is it possible to monitor the wan IP of their
> connections and update my own dns server? nThis would be for a VPN
> tunnel. The clients IP changes all the time so I can't get a tunnell
> started to even test it.
> I have seen the dynamic dns services but they I don't understand how
> they work, you create a domain on thier site and then tell thier
> servers what your IP is and then when it changes you run a prog that
> updates the servers information?
> But that would require the user to know that it was changed and they
> arent that sophisticated.
> How can this be automated?

Hey, is this Mike? How are things going?

I'mnot sure it will help, and would require some modifications and such on
your part, but here's an interesting post that I'm pasting below from last
month that this one guy created a script to do just that into his own DNS
server. He got some of the stuff from http://cwashington.netreach.net. Check
it out:
====================================
> Thank you for some of your guidance. I finally figured something out.
> I got a perl script fom the website listed below. It gets my
> router's IP and places it into an html file (but as plain text and no
> html). Then i use setx to read that ip from the html file into a
> system or user variable for windows. Then i run the dnsrecord.vbs
> file included with the dnsprov.zip file and pass in the %routerip% for
> the new router ip. This then updates my dns server and I can always
> access my home network.
>
> "Ace Fekay [MVP]"
> <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
>> Bahige <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down
>> below:
>>> I was looking around and I found a dns addon from microsoft in the
>>> windows 2000 resource kit. It allows for dns updates from within a
>>> vbs file and from anywhere on the internet. I also found a perl
>>> script that gets the ip of my router. My problem now is, how do i
>>> get
>>> my router's ip into a command line while running the vbs script.
>>> The
>>> script works like this:
>>>
>>> dnsserver.vbs /modify A(type of record) zone name ipaddress /s
>>> servername /u user /w password
>>>
>>> How do i put the new ipaddress in. i tried a set
>>> router=perl_script.pl (and then using %router%)
>>> but all that does is put those words in it. the perl script just
>>> shoots out the ip when run from the command prompt.
>>>
>>> "Ace Fekay [MVP]"
>>> <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
>>>> Bahige <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down
>>>> below:
>>>>> What kind of scripting would do this????
>>>>>
>>>> Well, I'm not that great at writing scripts. There are a number of
>>>> places
>>>> you can check for sample scripts and how to's on scripting.
>>>>
>>>> You can start by checking www.technet.com and check out the
>>>> Scripting
>>>> Center.
>>>>
>>>> You can also check:
>>>> http://cwashington.netreach.net which has hundreds of free scripts.
>>>>
>>>> There are other sites out there too. I would also suggest a
>>>> scripting course
>>>> to further benefit your goals. Hope that helps.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Ace
>>>>
>>>> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
>>>>
>>>> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
>>>> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
>>
>> I'm not a scripter, but my only guess, as in a batch file, would be
>> to
>> prefix the line with "/cmd". You can try the scripting groups to get
>> a
>> better answer for that.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Ace
>>
>> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
>>
>> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
>> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
====================================

--
Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
--
=================================

Hi Ace
Its been a long time. It's been the usual here, one fire after another.
Playing with this VPN thing has brought on a new level of headache. I have a
pptp connection to rras going now because I just coulnd't get past the
firewall. Still lots of dns packets getting sent back to itself ,and now a
slow to respond exchange server after adding Certificate Authority in prep
for the VPN. removing the CA left exchange slow to respond. Nothing is ever
smooth!
Whew! Camping next week may clean out the cobwebs, I hope. I gotta get
through this stuff, and one night a week ain't cuttin it!
Mike

"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> > I need to keep track of two clients who have a dynamic dsl
> > connection. How is it possible to monitor the wan IP of their
> > connections and update my own dns server? nThis would be for a VPN
> > tunnel. The clients IP changes all the time so I can't get a tunnell
> > started to even test it.
> > I have seen the dynamic dns services but they I don't understand how
> > they work, you create a domain on thier site and then tell thier
> > servers what your IP is and then when it changes you run a prog that
> > updates the servers information?
> > But that would require the user to know that it was changed and they
> > arent that sophisticated.
> > How can this be automated?
>
> Hey, is this Mike? How are things going?
>
> I'mnot sure it will help, and would require some modifications and such on
> your part, but here's an interesting post that I'm pasting below from last
> month that this one guy created a script to do just that into his own DNS
> server. He got some of the stuff from http://cwashington.netreach.net.
Check
> it out:
> ====================================
> > Thank you for some of your guidance. I finally figured something out.
> > I got a perl script fom the website listed below. It gets my
> > router's IP and places it into an html file (but as plain text and no
> > html). Then i use setx to read that ip from the html file into a
> > system or user variable for windows. Then i run the dnsrecord.vbs
> > file included with the dnsprov.zip file and pass in the %routerip% for
> > the new router ip. This then updates my dns server and I can always
> > access my home network.
> >
> > "Ace Fekay [MVP]"
> > <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> >> Bahige <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down
> >> below:
> >>> I was looking around and I found a dns addon from microsoft in the
> >>> windows 2000 resource kit. It allows for dns updates from within a
> >>> vbs file and from anywhere on the internet. I also found a perl
> >>> script that gets the ip of my router. My problem now is, how do i
> >>> get
> >>> my router's ip into a command line while running the vbs script.
> >>> The
> >>> script works like this:
> >>>
> >>> dnsserver.vbs /modify A(type of record) zone name ipaddress /s
> >>> servername /u user /w password
> >>>
> >>> How do i put the new ipaddress in. i tried a set
> >>> router=perl_script.pl (and then using %router%)
> >>> but all that does is put those words in it. the perl script just
> >>> shoots out the ip when run from the command prompt.
> >>>
> >>> "Ace Fekay [MVP]"
> >>> <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> >>>> Bahige <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down
> >>>> below:
> >>>>> What kind of scripting would do this????
> >>>>>
> >>>> Well, I'm not that great at writing scripts. There are a number of
> >>>> places
> >>>> you can check for sample scripts and how to's on scripting.
> >>>>
> >>>> You can start by checking www.technet.com and check out the
> >>>> Scripting
> >>>> Center.
> >>>>
> >>>> You can also check:
> >>>> http://cwashington.netreach.net which has hundreds of free scripts.
> >>>>
> >>>> There are other sites out there too. I would also suggest a
> >>>> scripting course
> >>>> to further benefit your goals. Hope that helps.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Ace
> >>>>
> >>>> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> >>>>
> >>>> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> >>>> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> >>
> >> I'm not a scripter, but my only guess, as in a batch file, would be
> >> to
> >> prefix the line with "/cmd". You can try the scripting groups to get
> >> a
> >> better answer for that.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Ace
> >>
> >> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> >>
> >> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> ====================================
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> --
> =================================
>
>

In news:(E-Mail Removed),
mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> Hi Ace
> Its been a long time. It's been the usual here, one fire after
> another. Playing with this VPN thing has brought on a new level of
> headache. I have a pptp connection to rras going now because I just
> coulnd't get past the firewall. Still lots of dns packets getting
> sent back to itself ,and now a slow to respond exchange server after
> adding Certificate Authority in prep for the VPN. removing the CA
> left exchange slow to respond. Nothing is ever smooth!
> Whew! Camping next week may clean out the cobwebs, I hope. I gotta
> get through this stuff, and one night a week ain't cuttin it!
> Mike
>

Wow, you've got alot on your hands Mike.

Packets to itself? Usually a forwarder will alleviate that. I thought you
had them in place? Or if you have mulitiple NICs on the machine, that will
do it too. Pick one of them and tell DNS (in properties, Interface tab) to
only listen on the one.

I wish I can say I'm going camping. Hanging around the house doing work,
installing a ceiling fan on the patio ceiling, stuff like that, things I
needed to take care of. Oh yes, the fireworks too! Definitely a thing for
tomorrow night and prob Sat nite too, then return to do some drinking!!

Good luck Mike and have a great 4th. Don't let this stuff bog you down too
much!

Cheers!


--
Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
--
=================================

Hi Ace, sorry it took so long to get back, camping wasn't all I hoped.
(Note to self: do not invite brother-in-laws family to camp with you ever
again.)

I may need to impose on you again. Now I am reading many "invalid domain
name in packet..." event5504's in the event log. Some searching shows that
is could be a DoS attack. Being the paranoid I am I always assume the world
is out to make it tough on me so I am pulling on that string.
It seems that any problems with slowness I have, suggested solutions all
include things to do with name resolution.


"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> > Hi Ace
> > Its been a long time. It's been the usual here, one fire after
> > another. Playing with this VPN thing has brought on a new level of
> > headache. I have a pptp connection to rras going now because I just
> > coulnd't get past the firewall. Still lots of dns packets getting
> > sent back to itself ,and now a slow to respond exchange server after
> > adding Certificate Authority in prep for the VPN. removing the CA
> > left exchange slow to respond. Nothing is ever smooth!
> > Whew! Camping next week may clean out the cobwebs, I hope. I gotta
> > get through this stuff, and one night a week ain't cuttin it!
> > Mike
> >
>
> Wow, you've got alot on your hands Mike.
>
> Packets to itself? Usually a forwarder will alleviate that. I thought you
> had them in place? Or if you have mulitiple NICs on the machine, that will
> do it too. Pick one of them and tell DNS (in properties, Interface tab) to
> only listen on the one.
>
> I wish I can say I'm going camping. Hanging around the house doing work,
> installing a ceiling fan on the patio ceiling, stuff like that, things I
> needed to take care of. Oh yes, the fireworks too! Definitely a thing for
> tomorrow night and prob Sat nite too, then return to do some drinking!!
>
> Good luck Mike and have a great 4th. Don't let this stuff bog you down too
> much!
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> --
> =================================
>
>

Hi there You're up late!
I'll look around for underscores.

"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:OR7p#(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:#(E-Mail Removed),
> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> > Hi Ace, sorry it took so long to get back, camping wasn't all I hoped.
> > (Note to self: do not invite brother-in-laws family to camp with you
> > ever again.)
> >
> > I may need to impose on you again. Now I am reading many "invalid
> > domain name in packet..." event5504's in the event log. Some
> > searching shows that is could be a DoS attack. Being the paranoid I
> > am I always assume the world is out to make it tough on me so I am
> > pulling on that string. It seems that any problems with slowness
> > I have, suggested solutions all include things to do with name
> > resolution.
> >
> >
> > "Ace Fekay [MVP]"
> > <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> >> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> >>> Hi Ace
> >>> Its been a long time. It's been the usual here, one fire after
> >>> another. Playing with this VPN thing has brought on a new level of
> >>> headache. I have a pptp connection to rras going now because I just
> >>> coulnd't get past the firewall. Still lots of dns packets getting
> >>> sent back to itself ,and now a slow to respond exchange server after
> >>> adding Certificate Authority in prep for the VPN. removing the CA
> >>> left exchange slow to respond. Nothing is ever smooth!
> >>> Whew! Camping next week may clean out the cobwebs, I hope. I gotta
> >>> get through this stuff, and one night a week ain't cuttin it!
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>
> >> Wow, you've got alot on your hands Mike.
> >>
> >> Packets to itself? Usually a forwarder will alleviate that. I
> >> thought you had them in place? Or if you have mulitiple NICs on the
> >> machine, that will do it too. Pick one of them and tell DNS (in
> >> properties, Interface tab) to only listen on the one.
> >>
> >> I wish I can say I'm going camping. Hanging around the house doing
> >> work, installing a ceiling fan on the patio ceiling, stuff like
> >> that, things I needed to take care of. Oh yes, the fireworks too!
> >> Definitely a thing for tomorrow night and prob Sat nite too, then
> >> return to do some drinking!!
> >>
> >> Good luck Mike and have a great 4th. Don't let this stuff bog you
> >> down too much!
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Ace
> >>
> >> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> >>
> >> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> >> --
> >> =================================
>
> No problem Mike. I also tend to stay away from trips like that. I'd rather
> invite my rowdy friends of old...wind up having a better time, even as
noisy
> and obnoxious as they can be!
>
> Well, 5504's usually mean that an invalid character is in a name trying to
> be registered, such as an underscore, which DNS balks at. Could also mean
> heavy hits, possibly attacks. Check for any machine with an underscore in
> it's name. Check this out:
> http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=5504
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> --
> =================================
>
>

DNS entry in reverse lookup zone reads: vcisp2.gc._msdcs.vcisp.com. . It
has an underscore and I didn't create it. Wel I did but not by typing it, it
was created by one of many attempts to apply knowledgebase articles while
having no knowledge


"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:OR7p#(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:#(E-Mail Removed),
> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> > Hi Ace, sorry it took so long to get back, camping wasn't all I hoped.
> > (Note to self: do not invite brother-in-laws family to camp with you
> > ever again.)
> >
> > I may need to impose on you again. Now I am reading many "invalid
> > domain name in packet..." event5504's in the event log. Some
> > searching shows that is could be a DoS attack. Being the paranoid I
> > am I always assume the world is out to make it tough on me so I am
> > pulling on that string. It seems that any problems with slowness
> > I have, suggested solutions all include things to do with name
> > resolution.
> >
> >
> > "Ace Fekay [MVP]"
> > <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
> >> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> >>> Hi Ace
> >>> Its been a long time. It's been the usual here, one fire after
> >>> another. Playing with this VPN thing has brought on a new level of
> >>> headache. I have a pptp connection to rras going now because I just
> >>> coulnd't get past the firewall. Still lots of dns packets getting
> >>> sent back to itself ,and now a slow to respond exchange server after
> >>> adding Certificate Authority in prep for the VPN. removing the CA
> >>> left exchange slow to respond. Nothing is ever smooth!
> >>> Whew! Camping next week may clean out the cobwebs, I hope. I gotta
> >>> get through this stuff, and one night a week ain't cuttin it!
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>
> >> Wow, you've got alot on your hands Mike.
> >>
> >> Packets to itself? Usually a forwarder will alleviate that. I
> >> thought you had them in place? Or if you have mulitiple NICs on the
> >> machine, that will do it too. Pick one of them and tell DNS (in
> >> properties, Interface tab) to only listen on the one.
> >>
> >> I wish I can say I'm going camping. Hanging around the house doing
> >> work, installing a ceiling fan on the patio ceiling, stuff like
> >> that, things I needed to take care of. Oh yes, the fireworks too!
> >> Definitely a thing for tomorrow night and prob Sat nite too, then
> >> return to do some drinking!!
> >>
> >> Good luck Mike and have a great 4th. Don't let this stuff bog you
> >> down too much!
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Ace
> >>
> >> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> >>
> >> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> >> --
> >> =================================
>
> No problem Mike. I also tend to stay away from trips like that. I'd rather
> invite my rowdy friends of old...wind up having a better time, even as
noisy
> and obnoxious as they can be!
>
> Well, 5504's usually mean that an invalid character is in a name trying to
> be registered, such as an underscore, which DNS balks at. Could also mean
> heavy hits, possibly attacks. Check for any machine with an underscore in
> it's name. Check this out:
> http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=5504
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> --
> =================================
>
>

In news:#(E-Mail Removed),
mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> DNS entry in reverse lookup zone reads: vcisp2.gc._msdcs.vcisp.com.
> . It has an underscore and I didn't create it. Wel I did but not by
> typing it, it was created by one of many attempts to apply
> knowledgebase articles while having no knowledge
>
>

Yes, I was up late. Had a couple over looking at our pups until 12:00 last
nite. Late nite. My Shepherd had 9 pups. They all turned out to be rare
Black/Silver. Awesome color. They're 4 weeks old and I need to make sure
they ALL have homes. Interested in buying one?

The _msdcs doesn't count. Those guys are the SRVs (service records) and
they're allowed. Just not in a host name or domain name. Check around again
if possible. It may not have registered if DNS rejected it. Maybe a laptop
or something else floating around? A dialup connection? Did the error
specify an IP?

--
Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
--
=================================

In news:(E-Mail Removed),
Ace Fekay [MVP] <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)>
posted their concerns,
Then Kevin D4Dad added his reply at the bottom.
> In news:#(E-Mail Removed),
> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
>> DNS entry in reverse lookup zone reads: vcisp2.gc._msdcs.vcisp.com.
>> . It has an underscore and I didn't create it. Wel I did but not by
>> typing it, it was created by one of many attempts to apply
>> knowledgebase articles while having no knowledge
>>
>>
>
> Yes, I was up late. Had a couple over looking at our pups until 12:00
> last nite. Late nite. My Shepherd had 9 pups. They all turned out to
> be rare Black/Silver. Awesome color. They're 4 weeks old and I need
> to make sure they ALL have homes. Interested in buying one?
>
> The _msdcs doesn't count. Those guys are the SRVs (service records)
> and they're allowed. Just not in a host name or domain name. Check
> around again if possible. It may not have registered if DNS rejected
> it. Maybe a laptop or something else floating around? A dialup
> connection? Did the error specify an IP?
>
Ace, I wonder why this record would be in the reverse lookup zone?
Also wondering if this is his domain this record is for.
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yes , several IP's, all of them root servers.
a bunch happened about 2:30 yesterday and then stopped. again.
I have no domains or machines with underscores.



"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:#(E-Mail Removed),
> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> > DNS entry in reverse lookup zone reads: vcisp2.gc._msdcs.vcisp.com.
> > . It has an underscore and I didn't create it. Wel I did but not by
> > typing it, it was created by one of many attempts to apply
> > knowledgebase articles while having no knowledge
> >
> >
>
> Yes, I was up late. Had a couple over looking at our pups until 12:00 last
> nite. Late nite. My Shepherd had 9 pups. They all turned out to be rare
> Black/Silver. Awesome color. They're 4 weeks old and I need to make sure
> they ALL have homes. Interested in buying one?
>
> The _msdcs doesn't count. Those guys are the SRVs (service records) and
> they're allowed. Just not in a host name or domain name. Check around
again
> if possible. It may not have registered if DNS rejected it. Maybe a laptop
> or something else floating around? A dialup connection? Did the error
> specify an IP?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
> --
> =================================
>
>

In news:(E-Mail Removed),
mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
> Kevin,
> There was a kB article that I saw (that now I can't even remember why
> I did it) but it had me make a couple registry additions to improve
> connectivity ( i recall now that the actual problem was that dial up
> users were not able to surf though my connection but the lan was
> fine. it tiruned out to be a Pacific bell problem in a router with
> two equal cost routes, one of which looped)
> Anyway when I completer the additions NS lookup would show that srv
> record when it used to say the domain name. Which is just what the kb
> article said it should do. I was afraid to remove it after the real
> problem was fixed. and Can't find the article now to even try.
>
> "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In news:(E-Mail Removed),
>> Ace Fekay [MVP]
>> <PleaseSubstituteMyFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> posted their
>> concerns,
>> Then Kevin D4Dad added his reply at the bottom.
>>> In news:#(E-Mail Removed),
>>> mmac <(E-Mail Removed)> posted his concerns then I replied down below:
>>>> DNS entry in reverse lookup zone reads:
>>>> vcisp2.gc._msdcs.vcisp.com. . It has an underscore and I didn't
>>>> create it. Wel I did but not by typing it, it was created by one
>>>> of many attempts to apply knowledgebase articles while having no
>>>> knowledge
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, I was up late. Had a couple over looking at our pups until
>>> 12:00 last nite. Late nite. My Shepherd had 9 pups. They all turned
>>> out to be rare Black/Silver. Awesome color. They're 4 weeks old and
>>> I need
>>> to make sure they ALL have homes. Interested in buying one?
>>>
>>> The _msdcs doesn't count. Those guys are the SRVs (service records)
>>> and they're allowed. Just not in a host name or domain name. Check
>>> around again if possible. It may not have registered if DNS rejected
>>> it. Maybe a laptop or something else floating around? A dialup
>>> connection? Did the error specify an IP?
>>>
>> Ace, I wonder why this record would be in the reverse lookup zone?
>> Also wondering if this is his domain this record is for.
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>> Best regards,
>> Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]


Actually that would depend on how nslookup is being used. If used as:
ls -t yourdomain.com
And you have transfers allowed to your machine, then seeing that _msdcs
record is normal.

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Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
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