DNS problems

[Grant]

We have got some serious DNS issues on our Win2k3 network! Whhen I do an
Nslookup query I get the following:

nslookup softlawcorporation.com
*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.1.12: Non-existent domain
*** Default servers are not available
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.1.12

How come it cant find a server name for that address and why is it a
Non-existent domain???

Also in DNS we have the start of authority server, beneath that there are 7
name servers, beneath that there are about 12 host(A) records that say same
as parent folder?

Anyone had problems like this before?

Thanks,
Grant

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

When Nslookup starts, it attempts to resolve the IP address of its host's
DNS server to its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). If the DNS server does
not respond or if the DNS server's reverse lookup zones do not contain a PTR
record for the DNS server's IP address, the error message is displayed.


242906 "DNS Request Timed Out" Error Message When You Start Nslookup From a
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=242906

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[BS]

Grant-

This usually occurs when the name server doesn't have an associated reverse
PTR record. Add a reverse zone for 192.168.1.0 /24 and then add the
corresponding PTR record. Flush your client DNS cache and try again...

 

[Grant]

Thanks Mark and BS. I added the reverse zone and now it all works!

Cheers,
Grant

 

[Herb Martin]

Also note that this isn't a serious issue for almost anyone -- it's just an
artifact of the way that NSlookup works.

If you ever do a phone support call it is nearly impossible to get the
person
on the other end of the line to IGNORE that dumb "error" and focus on the
information below it.