HELPPPPP me with DNS

Win2K ans XP (ok, AD) uses a lot of info to be stored dynamically in DNS. So you are dealing with problems resulting from this behavior.

STD13 (RFC 1034 & 1035) stands that a DNS server in considered 'not authoritative' or its answer 'non-authoritative' when the server is not registred itself as Name Server (record IN NS) of that zone.

Solution: register the name of your Win2K Server as IN NS of the domain 'firebug.lifesafety.com.au'.

--Sedrez

There can be three reasons for this :

1)TCP/IP properties on DC are not configured properly for DNS servers
2)DC does not have proper connectivity to the DNs servers who holds the zone.
3)check for dynnamic updates on DNS server.

As well theoretically if you have all machines as win2k then there is not need of WINS server. You can use DHCP with dynamic DNS.

Hope this helps

You asked for non-textbook, so I'll try my best.

DHCP=Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Basically, you use it to hand out TCP/IP settings to all of the client workstations so you don't have to run around to each one and configure TCP/IP settings and you don't have to keep track of all of the static IP's. I suggest that you RE-ENABLE the DHCP service and configure the server options to provide your DNS and WINS server info (plus option 046 WINS/NBT Node Type 0x8), as well as your router, to the clients.

WINS=Windows Internet Naming Service
A Dynamic name resolution service on Microsoft networks. It is the primary method for resolution on a Win 9X/ME/NT clients/servers. You will want to keep this service if you have Win9X/ME/NT clients on your network as it will reduce broadcast traffic from these clients.

DNS=Domain Name Service
Microsoft has switched to using DNS as the primary name resolution service since W2K, also as a previoud answer stated, there is a lot of AD information maintained in DNS. It is a REQUIREMENT for running AD.

You want your clients and your server to point to your internal DNS server as the primary DNS server.

You want to go into your DNS applet and under forward lookup zones, right-click your domain / Properties / and on the General tab, 'Allow Dynamic Updates?' set to YES. Also make sure the Zone Type is 'Active Directory-integrated'

For more detail, email or post more info, cuz I suspect you may have other configuration issues. I hope this is helpful so far.
--c

This is good stuff but i still have more questions regarding your answer. I am using telstra DNS servers to handle DNS operations but i know my internal DNS is not properly configured.

My DNS is not Active directory Intergrated it is only primary and i dont have dynamic updates on. Is this the reason for DNS errors?

How should the DNS be configured, should it have fowarders enabled to redirect all internal queries towards the telstra DNS servers.

I have no idea, please help.

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