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[TM]

Hey guys.

I'm trying to configure a Microsoft win 2003 DNS server. It's humming away
nicely resolving active directory host names and forwarding what it doesn't
know to the ISP server. My question is: How do I configure it to resolve
local host name "intranetweb" to a specific ip address. I've tried using
"Alias (CNAME)" but it will only work with a full DNS name
"intranetweb.something.something.com" I just want it to resolve "intranet".
Any ideas?

Cheers

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

Hey guys.

I'm trying to configure a Microsoft win 2003 DNS server. It's humming away
nicely resolving active directory host names and forwarding what it doesn't
know to the ISP server. My question is: How do I configure it to resolve
local host name "intranetweb" to a specific ip address. I've tried using
"Alias (CNAME)" but it will only work with a full DNS name
"intranetweb.something.something.com" I just want it to resolve "intranet".
Any ideas?

Cheers

That's normally a NetBIOS resolution method. However, if you were to ping an
alias, and your connection suffix is set to
soemthing.something.whatever.com, then it should suffix that name and
resolve. Check your NIC properties for the suffix or you can do an ipconfig
/all and it will show the suffix. You can also just create a hostname for
"intranet". It will work the same without problems, as Aliases seem to incur
at times.

Another way, the preferred method, is to use WINS.

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Regards,
Ace

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