System Admin

3-Jan-07 3:08

Admittedly this is a poor way of doing things, but now I am curious as to why it doesn't work:

Each PC in the network is setup to get DNS info only from the Server. The Server is setup to forward DNS requests to the Router. The Router is the network gateway and is NOT setup to forward DNS requests.

 ______    ______    ______    ________
|      |  |      |  |      |  /        \
|  PC  |->|Server|->|Router|-> Internet
|______|  |______|  |______|  \________/
            DNS      no DNS
                 fwd

If I run 'nslookup' on the PC for anyname.com it does not resolve the IP address. If I use IE and enter www.anyname.com in the address bar, it takes a little longer than usual then displays the web page.

How is it resolving the address for the website?

Thanx for any help,

>>>-----> MikeO

Dave Kreskowiak3-Jan-07 3:31

3-Jan-07 3:31

The only way that can happen is if the browser is sending a resolution request directly to a well known public DNS server and getting a reply.

Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

Mike Osbahr3-Jan-07 3:41

3-Jan-07 3:41

Does IE do this? If so, is there a setting I can change to make it stop? Also, is there a way to turn off caching on the Server DNS?

Since the Server has a forwarder, do the root hints come into play?

Thanx for the quick reply,

>>>-----> MikeO

Dave Kreskowiak3-Jan-07 5:08

3-Jan-07 5:08

Mike Osbahr wrote:
Does IE do this?

I have no idea. But, it wouldn't surprise me.

Mike Osbahr wrote:
If so, is there a setting I can change to make it stop?

The most likely candidate for this would be to go into Tool/Internet Options/Advanced tab, find and turn off "Search from the Address bar". If that doesn't work, I have no idea.

Mike Osbahr wrote:
Also, is there a way to turn off caching on the Server DNS?

Just about every DNS server I've seen has this option. But exactly how to do it depends entirely on the DNS server you're using. Consulting a guy named "Manual" should tell you how to do it pretty easily.

Mike Osbahr wrote:
Since the Server has a forwarder, do the root hints come into play?

If the server is setup as Forward Only, no they don't, as far as I can remember.

Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

Mike Osbahr3-Jan-07 5:43

3-Jan-07 5:43

Was posting my other message around the time you replied, I guess.

According to Manual, if you turn off recursive lookups on MS DNS server it still caches search results but isn't supposed to use them (I guess 'disable cache' didn't sound technical enough for MS). It also said that setting a forwarder for the DNS server offloads ALL zone requests for which the server is not the authority. The server is not forward only though, since it must still resolve the local domain.

The Search from Address Bar is a likely candidate, though how the URL winds up in the DNS server cache would still be a mystery. I also found that many people recommend disabling DNS client caching on the PC, though it is on by default.

Thanx again, Dave.

>>>-----> MikeO

Mike Osbahr3-Jan-07 5:22

Migrate dial-up networking settings

3-Jan-07 5:22

I've been searching the Internet for over an hour now without success. I think I found a better way to configure DNS records though, so the search was worthwhile.

The PC should not be able to resolve any URL that is unknown to the Server, but it does. The URL appears in the Server DNS cache afterwards, so I am guessing the Server is responsible.

Should I remove all root hints from the Server? When I looked at the root hints only a thru m were listed, but all URLs are being resolved. Why would the Server resolve a DNS request from IE, but not resolve a request from 'nslookup'?

Again, thanx for any replies...

>>>-----> MikeO

penguin50002-Jan-07 11:22

penguin5000

2-Jan-07 11:22

Hi,
I want to migrate my Win 2000 dial-up networking connections to Win XP. I have about 25 connections, and need to replicate these on a number of PC's.
The nearest I came to a solution so far was a search on Google today, and I found a suggestion advising that I create a copy of the source Win 2000 registry section HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Remote Access, and put this section into the destination PC registry. Here is the link http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdpcm/is_200203/ai_ziff23192[^]
Unfortunately, it hasn't worked as I still can't see any of these connections.
If I manually add a connection to see where it stores itself, it doesn't seem to appear anywhere in the registry.
Can you help?

Re: Migrate dial-up networking settings

bru4you9-Jan-07 10:51

bru4you

9-Jan-07 10:51

hi,

all dial-up-settings are stored in the file "rasphone.pbk"

search for it, and copy it in the same folder at the destination machines.

normaly it is stored under:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk

you can open it with "editor" oder "wordpad"

don't modify it !!!!

regards

bru4you

Active Directory

lazik282-Jan-07 2:26

lazik28

2-Jan-07 2:26

Hello All,

I was wondering how to add the tabs to the Active Directory and Users so I can see the last log-on time for the user, etc. I thought there was a command you could use so you have all the additional user tabs.

Thanks

Re: Active Directory

MarkMaiden8-Jan-07 22:43

MarkMaiden

8-Jan-07 22:43

In the Windows 2003 resource kit you will find acctinfo.dll. Copy it to your system32 dir and register (regsvr32) it. This will add the Additional Info tab. I would also recommend that you copy lockoutstatus.exe to the system32 dir as you can then determine the domain controllers that are involved in a lockout of a user.
Big Grin | :-D

Windows 2003 Server Compatibility Issue [modified]

Programm3r1-Jan-07 23:54

Programm3r

1-Jan-07 23:54

Hi all,

I recently bought Windows Server 2003 R2. I have a couple of software products that was developed in IBM. When I try to run these applications, nothing happens, no wanrings .... nothing. Please note that I am logged in as Administrator. Can anyone help???

Many thanx in advance

Regards

-- modified at 6:00 Tuesday 2nd January, 2007

The only programmers that are better than C programmers are those who code in 1's and 0's..... Smile | :)

Programm3r

Re: Windows 2003 Server Compatibility Issue

Roger Wright2-Jan-07 2:21

Roger Wright

2-Jan-07 2:21

What programs are they, and what platform were they developed for? IBM's main products are designed to run under UNIX/AIX and none of them will work with any flavor of Windows.

"...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog⁹

Re: Windows 2003 Server Compatibility Issue

Programm3r4-Jan-07 0:20

Programm3r

4-Jan-07 0:20

Well, the IBM product used is Visual Age Smalltalk. And they were developed in windows XP. And the product release for the software developed in windows XP does not want to work in Windows Server 2003 R2. It works in Windows Server 2003 SP2, but I have no idea what Microsoft has done with release 2. But that you for the response...

Regards,

The only programmers that are better than C programmers are those who code in 1's and 0's..... Smile | :)

Programm3r

Importing Addresses to Exchange Server 2003

Roger Wright1-Jan-07 6:57

Roger Wright

1-Jan-07 6:57

I've got the SBS 2003 system running at home, and normally use Outlook Express as my email client. But I'd rather use the Outlook Web Access client for email, since I can access it from anywhere I can reach the Internet. The trouble is (one of them) that I can't find any way to move my OE address book into the Exchange environment without retyping everything. The Export function in OE doesn't work, as it requires an Outlook Profile to export to, and Outlook can't be installed on a computer running Exchange. I can export to a text file, but I can't find any function in Exchange to import it.

Any ideas?

"...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog⁹

Anti Virus for Windows 2000

soft4touch28-Dec-06 23:05

soft4touch

28-Dec-06 23:05

Respected All:
I have admin the Windows 2000 and a virus attacks my win server from internet and hides my windows run button , freez the TaskManager button and also freeze the internet option buttons of internet explorer

You are the best if you have done something constructive for world not destructive

Dave Kreskowiak29-Dec-06 3:00

29-Dec-06 3:00

Congratulations! Is there a question in there somewhere?

Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

Paul Conrad29-Dec-06 5:38

Paul Conrad

29-Dec-06 5:38

Mekong River29-Dec-06 15:24

Mekong River

29-Dec-06 15:24

I guest that he might need the support on how to clean the virus from his windows 2000 machine.

Dave Kreskowiak29-Dec-06 17:51

29-Dec-06 17:51

I didn't want to assume as we all know what "assume" really means. Besides, hitting the machine with a virus scanner was just too obvious of a first step.

Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

Paul Conrad30-Dec-06 15:15

Paul Conrad

30-Dec-06 15:15

Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
I didn't want to assume as we all know what "assume" really means

Mekong River29-Dec-06 15:26

Mekong River

29-Dec-06 15:26

Try to update your anti-virus definition, update security patch, disconnect your computer from the network and start in safe mode and scan for virus. Hope that would help you.