client machine not registering with DNS

[Saqib Ali]

We have "some" machines that fail to register with the dynamic DNS.
The machines are all part of the Active Directory, and I can see the
machines in the Computer OU. However nslookup on the machine name
fails. This only happens with a handful of machines. The rest of them
register with the DNS fine. All the machine are identical.

We use BIND for dynamic DNS.

I have already tried uninstalling / reinstalling the network driver,
repairing the TCP/IP stack, and re-installing the Printer and File
Sharing client.

Anyway to force the machine to register itself with the DNS?

saqib
http://www.linkedin.com/in/encryption

 

[Guest]

Saqib Ali,

I take it you've already tried running ipconfig /registerdns on the
workstations.

This will force the workstation to make the request to update DNS. If it is
not working from there, I would have you start looking at network or
permissions problems. If you have the right DNS server specified, this
should do it... even for BIND.

Good luck!!
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Ryan Hanisco
MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+
Chicago, IL

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[Saqib Ali]

I take it you've already tried running ipconfig /registerdns on the

workstations.

yup already did that few times. It says:
"Registration of the DNS resource records for all adapters of this
computer has been initiated. Any errors will be reported in the Event
Viewer in 15 minutes.."

But the client machine still does register. And there are no entries
in the Event Log related to the issue. :-(

saqib
http://www.linkedin.com/in/encryption

 

[Coraleigh Miller]

Hi Saqib,

Is it possible that there is another server in your network serving DHCP
which is not connected to your DNS server?
Just out of curiosity can you nslookup after manually entering the DNS ips
in the nic? Is the DNS the only issue with the workstations connectivity,
are you able to browse the network from an affected workstation using IPs?

Coraleigh Miller