Regular domain user uses RSAT to create DNS records
Hi all,Let me first congratulate all who offer support and assistance on this forum. It is truly appreciated.My issue: It was brought to my attention by a member of the IT staff at my company that...
View ArticleServer 2k3, dual NICs, 4 IP addresses - SNMP replies randomly sent from wrong...
We have a server running 2k3 with two NICs, one with 1 IP and the other with 3. 80-90% of the time, SNMP works fine between our monitor server and this server. However, every so often this server will...
View Articleconnecting to the domain remotely
I am having trouble with pc's connecting to the domain while remote. they can connect to the VPN(watch guard VPN) and have internet access but cannot access the shared folders or use any tool that they...
View ArticleSpecific Domain Resolution Issue
Non-AD DNS question!We're having trouble accessing (http://)spring.io and we've narrowed it down to being the way the domain is set up and the Windows DNS service. It's got a CNAME setup for the root,...
View ArticleBug: DNS Manager IPv4 address column can't sort correctly
In Windows Server 2008 DNS Manager, column for IPv4 addresses has bug. It seems like IPv4 addresses are sorted as simple string. Eg, I have this sorting: x.1 x.10 x.100 x.11 x.120 x.7 x.75 instead of...
View ArticleBizarre VPN problems
I installed the Remote Access role which worked perfectly for about a week. Out of the blue the following error started appearing the event logs after a restart of the...
View ArticleWhy are some Windows 7 Pro clients registering as KMS hosts in DNS?
I have about 5 computers running Windows 7 Professional that are constantly registering SRV records in our DNS representing KMS hosts (_vlmcs). If I delete these records a few days later they're...
View ArticleSet up VPN on server 2008
Hello. I'm trying to set up a VPN on windows server 2008.I've been able to get it up and running for the most part, but i have one special need. I want multiple clients to be able to connect to the...
View ArticleDNS loses all interfaces
I've been having problems for about 2 weeks now.The DNS server seems to drop all interfaces after a few hours of uptime. When I say drops all interfaces I mean it stops sending responses out and when I...
View ArticleKB2684600
I uninstalled the update KB2684600 from a server that was experiencing problems. This update was listed as the most recently installed and so I suspected that it had something to do with the issue we...
View ArticleCannot restore a dhcp netsh database dump onto 2008 R2 Domain Controllers
We are running DHCP servers on several of our 2008 R2 DCs in different sites. I have been able to back up those servers using the netsh dhcp server dump command. I am not able to import that dhcp...
View ArticleWin 7 64bit workstations can connect using IP but not NetBios name on Win...
Hi,I recently upgrade 30 users to Win7 64bit and now we are having problem connecting to either Win2008 64bit and Win2003 32bit servers using NetBios name but works using IP. Win7 64bit workstations...
View ArticleDNS primary secondary not switching
Hi all,As strange that it may sound, I always had this problem (on W2003, 2008, 2008-R2, 2012, 2012-R2)...I have 2 DCs wich are also DNS server with AD integrated zone(s). DNS clients use one as...
View ArticleCache settings using root hints
Hi,In the last couple of months I have migrated from Windows SBS 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2 and we seem to be having some issues with DNS.Previously the DNS used forwarders to our ISPs DNS servers...
View ArticleSomething is "infecting" our computers with the DNS suffix of a company we...
This is one of the strangest issues I have ever had... Unfortunately it is adding unnecessary workload to our helpdesk and we need it resolved. We (abc.com) recently acquired a company (xyz.com). We...
View Articlenslookup "Can't find server name for address 184.168.221.20: no response from...
To All,I have installed Windows 2033 Enterprise Server (x64 Bit Edition) and installed both DNS (Both Forward & Reverse Lookup Zones) & Active Directory at present and I am having the issue...
View ArticleWin 2008 RRAS Port Fowarding to Hyper-V VM Not Working
If anyone can help me out on this issue, it would be greatly appreciated. It's given me over a week of grief, and I still can't find the reason.This is my basic setup:1) Windows 2008 R2 Host Server 2)...
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Cannot join a Win XP PC onto the 2003 Server Domain
To All,I have recently installed Windows 2003 Server (Enterprise Edition) and I am having issues in joining my Windows XP Pro Clients onto the Domain.Please find pasted both the Error Message box and a...
View ArticleWindows Server Standard NETLOGON Error 5774
Beginner here; 4 times a day I see this NETLOGON error in Event Viewer on my Windows Server Standard SP2:"The dynamic registration of the DNS record '(multiple DNS records in separate Errors)' failed...
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Unable to download updates on my Win XP Client
To All,I have installed SP3 onto my Win XP Client and I am encountering this issue in regards to the updates, please find pasted screen-shot of the error message for your further information:I would be...
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