DNS problems and can't join domain

[Richard McLaughlin]

I have a PC running W2K that is unable to join the domain
I am trying to hook it up to. It is hooked up to a local
loop, so I can ping onther hosts on the network, if I ping
their IP address. I cannot ping their host name. I hooked
a laptop up from the same location and could joint the
domain, and ping other hosts by their name.
I have already looked under WINS in advanced TCP/IP
settings and made sure that "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP"
was selected.
Hos do I get the PC to join the domain, which has NT 4.0
domain controllers and ping to other PCs host names? I
don't think NT 4.0 should be an issue, since there are
already several hosts on the network already.

 

[SteveC]

I have a PC running W2K that is unable to join the domain
I am trying to hook it up to. It is hooked up to a local
loop, so I can ping onther hosts on the network, if I ping
their IP address. I cannot ping their host name. I hooked
a laptop up from the same location and could joint the
domain, and ping other hosts by their name.
I have already looked under WINS in advanced TCP/IP
settings and made sure that "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP"
was selected.
Hos do I get the PC to join the domain, which has NT 4.0
domain controllers and ping to other PCs host names? I
don't think NT 4.0 should be an issue, since there are
already several hosts on the network already.

Hello,

check the DNS and WINS setting of the problem workstation with
ipconfig /all.
Compare the results with a working workstation.
Are they the same?

regards,

SteveC
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If at first you don't succeed, forget skydiving

 

[Richard McLaughlin]

Yes I did check both of those against a working PC.
Neither one has WINS proxy enabled and both had the IPSs
DNS server, which brings up a questoin maybe you can
answer. I am guessing there is no DNS server on the
domain's servers. How would I be able to ping a host by
its name, where does the resolutoni come from. Would you
know?

 

[SteveC]

Yes I did check both of those against a working PC.
Neither one has WINS proxy enabled and both had the IPSs
DNS server, which brings up a questoin maybe you can
answer. I am guessing there is no DNS server on the
domain's servers. How would I be able to ping a host by
its name, where does the resolutoni come from. Would you
know?

Have you checked the HOSTS and LMHOSTS file?
HOSTS is used for DNS resolution, LMHOSTS for WINS.
You would find them in \winnt\system32\drivers\etc

Backup these files on the non working machine if needed.
Copy these files from a working machine to your problem machine and
give it a go.

regards,

SteveC
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If at first you don't succeed, forget skydiving

 

[Richard McLaughlin]

I went to the computer that was working correctly and
looked at the HOSTS file at the location you mention and
it commented vergabe about the file and the only
uncommented line was the last one:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Does that sound right? The broke computer is about 20
miles from here and I hate to go all the way over there to
do something that wouldn't fix the problem.

 

[SteveC]

Yes, that's the right entry, and by your description of the HOSTS
file, it sounds like the standard one that is included with W2k (lots
of comments and one line 127.0.0.1 localhost). I doubt that going
over to the broken computer will help at this point.

Did you check if there was a LMHOSTS file on the working computer?

Could you post the ipconfig /all of the working computer? I assume
this computer can ping addresses by name, and is able to browse the
network properly?

regards,

SteveC
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If at first you don't succeed, forget skydiving

 

[Richard McLaughlin]

Yes I checked the LMHOSTS file in the same locatoin as the
HOSTS file. It was pretty much the same thing, everything
was commented out except the last line:
10.10.254.100 sun-server-02
which is another client of mine.

Here is the ipconfig /all results:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name .....................C-MARK-02
Primary DNS Suffix.........:local.pcsmaui.com
Node Type......................:Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled..........:Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled.......:No
DNS Suffex Search Lis....:local.pcimaui.com
pcsmaui.com

Ethernet adapter Internal NIC:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix.:
Description................ ....:Actiontec 82599 (goes
on about the nic card)
Physical Address.............:00-20-E0-6B-4B-4F
DHCP Enabled................:No
IP Address (what it was hooked up to)
Subnet Mask...................:255.255.255.0
Default Gateway (what it was hooked up to)

One more thing, the PC under questoin cannot be pinged
even by IP address, yet it can ping other PCs IP address
on the network.

 

[SteveC]

Please answer the questions inline to avoid any confusion and for
quicker problem resolution. Thanks.

1)
The ipconfig listed below is from the working computer?


2)
To summarize the configuration of the computer whose ipconfig is
listed below:

it is configured with a static IP address

the HOSTS file contains a single entry 127.0.0.1 localhost

the LMHOSTS file only contains a single entry 10.10.254.100 sun-
server-02

the ip configuration doesn't list any DNS server, ie No DNS servers
listed.

the ip configuration doesn't list any WINS server, ie No Primary WINS
server listed.

Given this information, I'm really baffled at how this computer is
capable of performing any type of name resolution.

regards,

SteveC
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If at first you don't succeed, forget skydiving

 

[Richard McLaughlin]

-----Original Message-----
Please answer the questions inline to avoid any confusion and for
quicker problem resolution. Thanks.

1)
The ipconfig listed below is from the working computer?
Correct

2)
To summarize the configuration of the computer whose ipconfig is
listed below:

it is configured with a static IP address

the HOSTS file contains a single entry 127.0.0.1 localhost
correct
the LMHOSTS file only contains a single entry 10.10.254.100 sun-
server-02 correct

the ip configuration doesn't list any DNS server, ie No DNS servers
listed.

The TCP/IP configuration has the ISP's DNS server's IP
addresses

the ip configuration doesn't list any WINS server, ie No Primary WINS
server listed. correct

Given this information, I'm really baffled at how this computer is
capable of performing any type of name resolution.

It does the resolution on the internet part with the ISP's
DNS server. I am not sure how it does the hosts on the
network. I think name resolutions is being done by
broadcast name resolution. The problem of not being able
to ping the non-working PC even with theIP address doesn't
really have anything to do with DNS anyway, does it?