Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server

[Jeniffer K]

Dear NG, any reason why netdiag is showing the following error....

[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the name
'Main.company.local.'. [ERROR_TIMEOUT] The name 'Main.compnay.local.' may
not be
registered in DNS. PASS - All the DNS entries for DC are registered on DNS
server '192.168.110.252' and other DCs also have some of the names
registered.


IPCONFIG INFO...

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : company.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : compnay.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
#2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-5B-3F-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.250
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-5B-3F-B1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.189.251
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Thanks

 

[robinmccluney]

I would supose

The client has has an DHCP to resolve the the issue

If she is on on XP then goto network friends and change det settinggs
to dyamic (

 

[Herb Martin]

Dear NG, any reason why netdiag is showing the following error....

[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the name
'Main.company.local.'. [ERROR_TIMEOUT] The name 'Main.compnay.local.' may
not be
registered in DNS. PASS - All the DNS entries for DC are registered on
DNS
server '192.168.110.252' and other DCs also have some of the names
registered.

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252

Notice that this is a DHCP client computer; the IP
Address is .252 AND THE DNS server is set to
..252 (the same address.)

IF this machine is the DNS server it has no business
with a DHCP assigned address. Likely it is NOT the
DNS server but this (.252) address has been incorrectly
configured EITHER on the DHCP server OR (more likely
perhaps) on the machine itself.

NOTE: A computer CAN have a DHCP assigned address
and still OVERRIDE and set the the DNS server manually
in its NIC->IP Properties.

Most likely this is what has happened, and it has been
set to the same number.

In any case, if you computer is using .252 as the DNS server
then that machine needs to be a DNS server -- or you must
change the machine (somehow, DHCP or manaul) to point
to the ACTUAL DNS server.

IPCONFIG INFO...
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection
#2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-5B-3F-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.250
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.189.251
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

 

[Jeniffer K]

Herb, .252 is the DNS server as well as a DC, its obviously manually
configured being that its a DNS and DC box

Dear NG, any reason why netdiag is showing the following error....

[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the name
'Main.company.local.'. [ERROR_TIMEOUT] The name 'Main.compnay.local.'
may not be
registered in DNS. PASS - All the DNS entries for DC are registered on
DNS
server '192.168.110.252' and other DCs also have some of the names
registered.

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252

Notice that this is a DHCP client computer; the IP
Address is .252 AND THE DNS server is set to
.252 (the same address.)

IF this machine is the DNS server it has no business
with a DHCP assigned address. Likely it is NOT the
DNS server but this (.252) address has been incorrectly
configured EITHER on the DHCP server OR (more likely
perhaps) on the machine itself.

NOTE: A computer CAN have a DHCP assigned address
and still OVERRIDE and set the the DNS server manually
in its NIC->IP Properties.

Most likely this is what has happened, and it has been
set to the same number.

In any case, if you computer is using .252 as the DNS server
then that machine needs to be a DNS server -- or you must
change the machine (somehow, DHCP or manaul) to point
to the ACTUAL DNS server.

IPCONFIG INFO...
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection
#2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-5B-3F-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.250
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.189.251
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

Thanks

 

[Jeniffer K]

hi guys, ok this was just a ridicules simple issue I don't even know how I
didn't pick this up before, the error in netdiag was referring to the second
nic on the server which is unplugged and autoconfigured, the test was also
checking the second AutoConfig nic over ip 169.254.189.251, as soon i
disabled the second nic netdiag was passing with flying colors

Dear NG, any reason why netdiag is showing the following error....

[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for the name
'Main.company.local.'. [ERROR_TIMEOUT] The name 'Main.compnay.local.'
may not be
registered in DNS. PASS - All the DNS entries for DC are registered on
DNS
server '192.168.110.252' and other DCs also have some of the names
registered.

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252

Notice that this is a DHCP client computer; the IP
Address is .252 AND THE DNS server is set to
.252 (the same address.)

IF this machine is the DNS server it has no business
with a DHCP assigned address. Likely it is NOT the
DNS server but this (.252) address has been incorrectly
configured EITHER on the DHCP server OR (more likely
perhaps) on the machine itself.

NOTE: A computer CAN have a DHCP assigned address
and still OVERRIDE and set the the DNS server manually
in its NIC->IP Properties.

Most likely this is what has happened, and it has been
set to the same number.

In any case, if you computer is using .252 as the DNS server
then that machine needs to be a DNS server -- or you must
change the machine (somehow, DHCP or manaul) to point
to the ACTUAL DNS server.

IPCONFIG INFO...
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection
#2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-5B-3F-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.250
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.110.252

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.189.251
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

Thanks