DNS host record question

[Guest]

We have a windows 2000 DNS server. Our domain controller is also windows
2000 with DNS as well and it is active directory integrated. When I go to
view our DNS, there is a host record with an IP address of 169.254.12.41
translating into our domain. Why is there such entry? When I deleted, it
kept coming back.

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

We have a windows 2000 DNS server. Our domain controller is also
windows 2000 with DNS as well and it is active directory integrated.
When I go to view our DNS, there is a host record with an IP address
of 169.254.12.41 translating into our domain. Why is there such
entry? When I deleted, it kept coming back.

Does the DNS server have multiple NICs where one of the NICs is either
unplugged or set to DHCP and can't get an IP address?

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[Deji Akomolafe]

You "aced" it Now, he needs to read up on the docs for preventing
auto-registration on unused NICs, or simply disable or remove the errant
NIC.

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[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

You "aced" it Now, he needs to read up on the docs for preventing
auto-registration on unused NICs, or simply disable or remove the
errant NIC.

Cool. Maybe it's just easier to disable it, if he can.

Ace

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

Since this 169.. IP address is associating with our domain name, I
assumed its coimg from one of the NICs on the DNS server/domain
controller. But I already disabled those unused NICs. Could it be
something else?

Make sure the NIC is actually disabled, and not just disabled because there
isn't a cable connected.

 

[Guest]

When I go to device manager, it says disabled. Can I enter the same IP
address on the other NIC but don't connect it to see if that works?

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

When I go to device manager, it says disabled. Can I enter the same
IP address on the other NIC but don't connect it to see if that works?

Don't do that, you'll just have to make registry entries so that IP address
is registered for the LDAP IP address record.
Run ipconfig /all to see which interface has the IP address in question,
then verify that NIC is disabled. NICs that are disabled won't register. (Or
shouldn't anyway)

Make sure the DNS server is listening only on the IP address that has file
sharing enabled on it.