DNS Server error

[daveh551]

(Previously posted in microsoft.public.win32.programmers.network)

I'm running a simple home office network with 1 Domain Controller
running
Active Directory and DNS, and two workstation computers. The DC is
running
Windows 2000 Server, one of the workstations is running Windows 2000
Professional, the other Windows XP Media Edition modified to allow
joining a
domain.

I have studied the Windows 2000 DNS Implementation section of the
Windows
2000 Server Resource Kit, but can't find anything that explains this
behavior.

The DNS appears to work properly, and I get correct name resolution.
But
periodically I get two messages in the System Event Viewer. One is an
Error
that says "Registration of the DNS record
'4cee4c53-19d1-4525-8179-86097e873a65._msdcs.hq.infotouchsys.com. 600
IN
CNAME infoserver.hq.infotouchsys.com.' failed with the following error:

DNS RR set that ought not exist, does exist. " (Event ID 5774)

The other is a warning message that says "The DNS server for this DC
does
not support dynamic DNS. Add the DNS records from the file
'%SystemRoot%\System32\Config\netlogon.dns' to the DNS server serving
the
domain referenced in that file." (Event ID 5773). This occurs even
though I
have the Allow Dynamic Updates field set to Yes in both Zone Properties

dialogs.

Can anybody provide any insight? (I love the error/support messages
that
say "Consult your system administrator", with no hint of what to do if
you
ARE the system administrator!)

Thanks.

 

[Jorge Silva]

Hi

According to your Domain setup:

- Make the Dns Zones AD integrated.
- Change Dynamic Updates to Secure Only
- Make sure that the Dc only points to itsef under NIC dns properties.
- Make sure that all clients have the dns properties pointing to the Dc.
- Install Support Tools from the Windows cd.
- Go to the Dc %Systemroot%\System32\Config, and rename the netlogon.dnb and
netlogon.dns files.
- Go to the command prompt and type net stop netlogon & net start netlogon,
check that the renamed files were automatically created.
- Next run the netdiag /fix.
- Check for output errors running on command prompt - netdiag /test:dns /v
or
- netdiag /test:dns /v >c:\dnstest.log (sends the output to a file under
c:\dnstest.log, check this file)

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I hop that helps

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator

 

[daveh551]

- Change Dynamic Updates to Secure Only
- Make sure that the Dc only points to itsef under NIC dns properties.

Jorge,

That seems to have done the trick. The errors have stopped occurring.
Thanks for your help.

 

[daveh551]

- Change Dynamic Updates to Secure Only
- Make sure that the Dc only points to itsef under NIC dns properties.

Jorge,

That seems to have done the trick. The errors have stopped occurring.
Thanks for your help.

 

[Jorge Silva]

Hi

Any time...

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I hop that helps

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator