DNS Alias' Won't Resolve

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We're a 2000 Active Dir. single domain and recently rolled
out a 2nd subnet for a branch office. DNS was resolving
okay.

"All of a sudden" DNS Alias' stopped resolving. Not aware
of any configuration changes we've made that could be
causing this strange behavior.

Thanks so much for any input you may have!

Bob H.

 

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In news:2a22501c46778$54382a80$a601280a@phx.gbl,
Bob H. <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> asked for help and I offered my
suggestions below:
> We're a 2000 Active Dir. single domain and recently rolled
> out a 2nd subnet for a branch office. DNS was resolving
> okay.
>
> "All of a sudden" DNS Alias' stopped resolving. Not aware
> of any configuration changes we've made that could be
> causing this strange behavior.
>
> Thanks so much for any input you may have!
>
> Bob H.

Not really sure what you're asking here. "Alias' is a cname in DNS context,
where one name points to another name. If the other name is not resolvable,
then we need to take a look at that. If you have a 2nd subnet (not sure if
you have a new domain or in the same domain) then a suffix issue can be the
cause with just those users.

Can you be more explicit and define your topology, and if multiple domains,
what name you are trying to resolve, how you are resolving it (ping?), is
the problem confined to the new subnet(site) or domain or is it global, and
also from the machine that you are trying to resolve the name, an example
and also an ipconfig /all would be helpful to evaluate the machine's
configuration.

Thanks.

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Hi Ace:

Single domain
Problem is on both subnets
DNS Host is mymach.corp.mydomain.com
DNS cname is myalias and points to mymach.corp.mydomain.com
I can resolve mymach.corp.mydomain.com w/o any problem
from both subnets but I can't resolve myalias from any
machine on either subnet.

Thank you!
Bob H.



>-----Original Message-----
>In news:2a22501c46778$54382a80$a601280a@phx.gbl,
>Bob H. <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> asked for
help and I offered my
>suggestions below:
>> We're a 2000 Active Dir. single domain and recently
rolled
>> out a 2nd subnet for a branch office. DNS was resolving
>> okay.
>>
>> "All of a sudden" DNS Alias' stopped resolving. Not
aware
>> of any configuration changes we've made that could be
>> causing this strange behavior.
>>
>> Thanks so much for any input you may have!
>>
>> Bob H.
>
>Not really sure what you're asking here. "Alias' is a
cname in DNS context,
>where one name points to another name. If the other name
is not resolvable,
>then we need to take a look at that. If you have a 2nd
subnet (not sure if
>you have a new domain or in the same domain) then a
suffix issue can be the
>cause with just those users.
>
>Can you be more explicit and define your topology, and if
multiple domains,
>what name you are trying to resolve, how you are
resolving it (ping?), is
>the problem confined to the new subnet(site) or domain or
is it global, and
>also from the machine that you are trying to resolve the
name, an example
>and also an ipconfig /all would be helpful to evaluate
the machine's
>configuration.
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Regards,
>Ace
>
>Please direct all replies ONLY to the Microsoft public
newsgroups
>so all can benefit.
>
>This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or
guarantees
>and confers no rights.
>
>Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I,
MCT, MVP
>Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
>
>HAM AND EGGS: A day's work for a chicken;
>A lifetime commitment for a pig.
>--
>=================================
>
>
>.
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?)

In news:2c18101c46865$71b41770$a301280a@phx.gbl,
Bob H. <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> asked for help and I offered my
suggestions below:
> Hi Ace:
>
> Single domain
> Problem is on both subnets
> DNS Host is mymach.corp.mydomain.com
> DNS cname is myalias and points to mymach.corp.mydomain.com
> I can resolve mymach.corp.mydomain.com w/o any problem
> from both subnets but I can't resolve myalias from any
> machine on either subnet.
>
> Thank you!
> Bob H.
>

I replied to your email but will post it here as well:

How are you trying to resolve it? Ping?

What zone did you create the alias under?
If under mydomain.com, then you ping myalias.mydomain.com
It also depends on the machine's suffix that you;re doing this from. If the
suffix doesn't match the zone the alias was created on then it ain't going
to work.

or is it a website?


--
Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies ONLY to the Microsoft public newsgroups
so all can benefit.

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees
and confers no rights.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

HAM AND EGGS: A day's work for a chicken;
A lifetime commitment for a pig.
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