Help! Server does not register with DNS

[Guest]

New Windows 2003 server install. It is the domain controller. Exchange and
active directory installed. Server didn't register correctly with DNS. I
don't know how to fix this. Machines can't find the domain to join. Event log
says its not registered correctly, but I can't see what is wrong. Where do I
go from here?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

New Windows 2003 server install. It is the domain controller.
Exchange and active directory installed. Server didn't register
correctly with DNS. I don't know how to fix this. Machines can't find
the domain to join. Event log says its not registered correctly, but
I can't see what is wrong. Where do I go from here?

Post an ipconfig /all from the server.

 

[Guest]

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : STMARKS-PDC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 XT Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-5A-FD-7E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.2
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.2

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : STMARKS-PDC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 XT Network
Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-5A-FD-7E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.2
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.1.0.2

I'd expect to see a DNS suffix in there and suspect this is part of the
problem - might want to post in m.p.windows.server.dns.

 

[Guest]

New Windows 2003 server install. It is the domain controller. Exchange and
active directory installed. Server didn't register correctly with DNS. I
don't know how to fix this. Machines can't find the domain to join. Event log
says its not registered correctly, but I can't see what is wrong. Where do I
go from here?

 

[Guest]

When you promoted your server to a domain controller and installed DNS, did
you tell DNS the name of your domain?

THe only other solution I can think of is to demote the DC, remove DNS and
try promoting it again.

_dan