Richard, Have DHCP do your DNS registrations. You might also want to set scavenging on your DNS server to the same length of time as your DHCP lease.
-----Original Message----- From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 3:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fuller, You are right on the dot :-) I turned on dynamic registration on the dns server by going to DNS Snap-in -> Forward Lookup Zones -> MyServerName -> MyDomainName, right clicked MyDomainName and clicked on properties and selected "Yes" from the allow dynamic updates drop down menu. I believe on most or everyones network cards here have checked "Register this connection's address in DNS" under their Advanced TCP/IP Settings if that what you are talking about with the dynamic registration. I added a computer to the DNS manually, ex: Right clicked domain in DNS Snap-and and clicked add host... Added computer2 (which in turn equal computer2.mydomain.com) with ip of 192.168.0.16. I can now ping it from the command prompt and open it in the computer management snap-in BUT I have DHCP running on my network so the IP could probably be different tommorrow? Also, shouldn't there be a automated way of the DNS keeping track of all the computers joining the network so I don't have to manually input each of them? - Richard S. On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 10:06 PM, Fuller, Stuart wrote: > Ahhhh... I think I may get it... ;) > > So what you are doing is loading up the MMC, choosing Computer > management, and the choosing connect to a computer. And you fail when > you use the FQDN for the computer in the connect box?? And you work > when you put in the IP address or just the NetBIOS name?? > > Remembering your other posts about DNS, then this is a probably a DNS > issue. > FQDN (e.g. "my.pretty.good.network.com") are resolved by DNS. NetBIOS > names (e.g. "my") are resolved by the WINS server or by local network > segment broadcast. If your DNS servers don't allow dynamic > registration then your workstations will not be in the DNS and > therefore not pingable/reachable by FQDN. > > Can you ping the workstation from the MMC computer by FQDN? If not, > then DNS registration is the issue. You have to have an record in the > DNS for the workstation for FQDN name resolution to work. Otherwise > you need to fall back to the other (e.g. WINS or network segment > broadcast) forms of name resolution to reach the computer. I believe > the dynamic DNS issue was the gist of Jonathan Carr's message. Are > you running W2K DNS for your AD and your client workstations?? If so, > check the allow dynamic registration and your W2K and XP workstation > will automagically register and you can use the FQDN instead of the > NetBIOS name. Although I am usually much too lazy to type in the > FQDN... :p > > -Stuart Fuller > State of Montana > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 6:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Computer Management Snap in? > > This is DHCP, Windows 2000, and I used (my) and not the the FQN. The > FQN is what doesn't seem to work :-\ > > Any suggestions? > > > > On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 10:06 AM, Carr, Jonathan (OFT) wrote: > >> How can this be.. In # 2 you say you can map a drive using UNC >> (\\workstation\admin$) but you have a name resolution issue. Don't >> make >> sense??? >> >> >> Is this DHCP >> >> >> Is it windows 2000 or above >> >> >> Try using just the name (my) and not the FQN (my.network.com) >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 12:30 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Computer Management Snap in? >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 08:29 AM, Fuller, Stuart wrote: >> >>> Other things to try: >>> >>> 1. Admin rights to workstation?? >> >> My account is a duplicate of the Administrator account but I can't >> seem to access it but the administrator account can? >> >> >>> 2. Is \\workstation\Admin$ share on workstation reachable?? - this >>> is a quick check to see if file sharing, name resolution, and >>> security is working. >> Yes >> >> >>> 3. Is "my.network.net" the actual machine name?? >> I have my domain pointed to my network and "my" is a actual computer >> name (of course the above was just an example). >> >> >>> >>> When I have seen this error it has usually been one of the following: >>> 1. Machine off. :P >> It's on >> >> >>> 2. File & Print sharing not turned up or corrupted. >> File and print sharing is on but I don't think it's sharing anything >> >> >>> 3. No admin rights or not enough rights to remotely connect/read >>> workstation. >> Refer to number 1 on first set of questions >> >> >>> 4. Name resolution failing (workstation not in DNS/WINS). >> I don't see the workstation in the DNS and don't know where to check >> the WINS. There is a DNS server running that points my domain to my >> network but it's a on my web server. I don't have to add each >> workstation to that DNS do I? >> >> >>> 5. Remote registry service turned off. >> Don't know? >> >> >>> >>> -Stuart >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Carr, Jonathan (OFT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:58 AM >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Computer Management Snap in? >>> >>> dumb question but can you ping it by name ?? If not, does it >>> resolve >>> to >>> the correct IP ?? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 7:48 AM >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Computer Management Snap in? >>> >>> >>> Hi Richard, >>> Try using the IP (eg, \\12.12.123.1234). 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