Domaindnszones Forestdnszones exists but does not show in Dns
Guys I have a weird situation where the Domaindnszones and Forestdnszones partitions exists but does not show in dns.If I try to recreated the partition in DNS it says "partition already exists".I try...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 x64 DHCP server maximum scope ?
I want to deploy DHCP cluster server (Win 2008 R2 x64) for IPTV users (approx 50K users). Total scopes is 5500.+ Is there a limitation or recommendation of number of scopes ?+ With 5500 scopes, can it...
View ArticleServer failure error when creating a revers lookup zone.
In my DC (2012R2) when I nslookup the server is unknown (IPv6 is not the issue). So I wanted to update the pointer record but when I give the tick and update now it says there is no revers lookup...
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NPS - unable to add new IP etc and save..
Hi,I have a Win server 2008 setup with RRAS - its setup as a SSTP VPN and assigns clients IP's based on a scope. We can no longer add any new IP via NPS and save.. no error (even in event viewer):I can...
View ArticleSetting up secondary DNS server and the Forwarders are Unable to resolve
Windows 2012 Datacenter server (running in a VMware VM) that is also the domain DHCP server. We don't have a secondary DNS server so I'm attempting to add DNS to the current DHCP server. It is not a...
View Articlecert revoke list
Hellotwo different users hitting the same site. One gets the correct (good) and the other an old cert.how can I tell where the cert is coming from? can I use chrome developers toolbox ?
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DirectAccess - Outlook Anywhere coonectivity to Office 365
Hi everyoneWe've set up DirectAccess using Force Tunneling (enforced by the RemoteAccess setting on the server), which works - mostly. Internal network connectivity is working fine and users can browse...
View ArticleProtecting Windows DNS Server from being abused for DNS amplification attacks
As suggested in the Server Manager forum, I try my luck in this forum.I have a Win2008R2 Server with DNS services installed. The server is configured not to allow recursive queries from clients.However...
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windows 2008 r2 _msdcs has old Alias/ Cname id of old domain controller
Hi experts after finally cleaning up my DNS (deleting the old gray _msdcs folder and restarting netlogon)I notice a _msdcs folder was recreated but I also notice an entry of a Alias / Cname of an guid...
View ArticleDirect access 2012 R2 - server a write off after an incorrect NLB...
Hey all, Ran into a situation today that I haven't seen before.2 x 2012 R2 DA servers ready to go into an externally local balanced configuration.An incorrect NLB config was applied,...
View ArticleWLAN authentication failure: "Explicit EAP failure received"
Hi,I recently performed troubleshooting of the same issue in two different Active Directory forests in a short period of time, and would like to investigate the root cause.The following is true for...
View ArticleAdd New Virtual Network Interface to RRAS
In the past (W2k3), adding an interface to the OS would also cause that interface to be added to RRAS. I have a server running RRAS and it has multiple VMs running in Hyper-V. I want to add an...
View ArticleJust FYI, new blog post "Network Offload and Optimization Technologies in...
Just FYI, new blog post "Network Offload and Optimization Technologies in Windows Server 2016" athttps://aka.ms/ua1f6nThanks -James McIllece
View ArticleGrant rigths on Windows 2012 R2 DNS Server
Hello,I would like to give rigths to non administrators users. I would like they can Read and create entries in all zones.I'm working on Windows 2012 R2 server and DNS service is configured like this :...
View ArticleRRAS setup with NAT, kills internal network DNS
Hey!I have a Server 2012R2 with DNS, DHCP and RRAS roles.When the RRAS - SSTP vpn is configured in NAT, with one nic, the VPN works without any problems. I can access all my internal network resources...
View ArticleHaving problems installing server 2012 in virtual box. Please help
I have been trying to install server 2012 on virtual box on my machine, I have followed all the steps and have checked all the specs requirements. whenever i set up everything and try to load the...
View ArticleHRESULT...
When attempting to install a NetworkController cluster, using the following command:Install-NetworkControllerCluster -Node $node -ClusterAuthentication Kerberos -ManagementSecurityGroup...
View ArticleNeed to create a custom HTTP variable identifying the WAP proxy
I am looking to inject a custom HTTP variable with a unique value identifying the proxy used by the end user, specifically Microsoft Web Application Proxy. This helps in the application building a...
View ArticleDNS Manager - Automated Test Query Failed
Hi, we have just upgraded to a 2008 dns server from at 2003 server.As far as I can tell, DNS is working fine. I can resolve names etc, but when I try to run DNS tests in fails:Simple query against this...
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Direct Access configuration problem: failed to connect to domain sysvol share
Hi everyone, We are trying to configure Direct Access on our infrastructure. the initial configuration of the remote access server went without errors, but when we tried to connect a client from...
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