Re: domain suffix

"Tester" <> wrote in message
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> Hello there,
> I have windows AD domain on W2K3 server stas and replicating zones
> with other domains.
> However doing a simple ping on a hostname from the other domain does
> not work, only by IP address.
> I already have enabled:
> 1. dynamic dns registrations and
> 2. domain suffix search list(abd.com,bcd.com)
> through policy as per Microsoft KB 294785
> What can I do? A simple telnet/ping from a host from other domain does
> not work by hostname, onlyby IP. Thank you, T


How many other domains are there? Are they all in one AD Forest?

On the machine that you are pinging, assuming by single name (not the FQDN),
what DNS server is in its IP properties? Does that DNS server in its IP
properties hosting the zone name you are trying to ping? Does the search
suffix match it?

Provide an ipconfig /all of the workstation, please, as well as provide a
sample ping and its results.

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"Tester" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> There is a zone replication with a Unix domain, there are only 2 zones
> one AD one Unix. Unix zone it is both a forward zone and reverse zone
> on the windows DNS server. The zone is replicated successfully on both
> sides, I can see all records if I I query a FQDN from the other zone
> on the DNS servers through nslookup, it comes back with IP. If I query
> on the DNS servers themselves by FQDN works, but by host name does
> not, even if I query the other DNS server name. Although windows DNS
> and DHCP server is passing the 2 domain suffixes correctly to windows
> clients through policy clients do not use it I believe. Thank you, T


Do the DNS servers themselves, have the suffix set? DNS servers are also DNS
clients when logged on to a DNS server itself and using nslookup.

Basically the way it works, if you use ping or nslookup, it will use the
machine's Search Suffix, and whatever DNS server it is using, must have a
reference to the zone that matches the suffix. Running an ipconfig /all to
confirm that the Search suffix is actually being populated. This also
assumes the DHCP CLIENT service is running on all machines.

Other than that, and not providing any examples, configs, etc, you'll have
to go with the basic rules I mentioned. But the rules are basic, and there's
nothing hidden.

Ace