Help with DNS error on a VMWare Setup

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I've set up an windows 2000 AD Domain/forest using VMWare workstation. There is one DC (\\server1) and 2 memeber servers, all windows 2000 sp4. Otherwise working fine (I'm running exchange 2000 in domain), I'm seeing following error when I run nslookup command on \\server1 which my AD DC and also AD integrated DNS

nslookup server
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*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.11.101: Non-existent domai

*** Default servers are not availabl

Server: UnKnow
Address: 192.168.11.10

Name: server1.VMWARETEST.CO
Address: 192.168.11.10

Here is the output from IPconfig /al
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Windows 2000 IP Configuratio


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : VMWARETEST.CO
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybri

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : N

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : N

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : VMWARETEST.CO

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection


Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : AMD PCNET Family PCI Ethernet Adapte
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-1

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : N

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.10

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.10

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DNS is also set to have root (.) zone as I intend to work in a isolated env. doing demo
Can any one help me with the problem

Thanks in advance

R

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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I've set up an windows 2000 AD Domain/forest using VMWare
workstation. There is one DC (\\server1) and 2 memeber servers, all
windows 2000 sp4. Otherwise working fine (I'm running exchange 2000
in domain), I'm seeing following error when I run nslookup command on
\\server1 which my AD DC and also AD integrated DNS.

nslookup server1
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*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.11.101: Non-existent
domain

*** Default servers are not available

Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.11.101

<snip>

Please note: This is NOT an error, but just a message saying that you do not
have a reverse zone or you do but don;t have a PTR entry for you DNS
server's IP. That;'s it. Create a reverse zone for 19.168.11.0 and make sure
there's PTR for your DNS IP: 192.168.11.101. That;s it.

Your ipconfig looks fine.

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Regards,
Ace

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

 

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

R> *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.11.101: Non-existent domain
R> *** Default servers are not available

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