I’m trying to understands DNS a bit better.
When we add a pc to our network we include a domain in the network properties, i.e. nodename.mydomain.ac.uk.
I can then ping this & get a reply with the domain included, however, when I check the primary DNS server there is no record for the new node.
I know WINS is dynamic & DNS is static but I thought maybe the PC was sending an update to the DNS server.
QUERY:
Is the reply to the ping actually from WINS/Netbios & if so why is the domain included.
If it is dns then why is there no record in the primary dns server.
Any advice gratefully accepted
P.S. We are running NT 4 servers, static IP addressing, one primary dns and several secondary servers.
Thanks
