Guest Jeff Posted August 27, 2007 Posted August 27, 2007 Hey I have 2 computers at home (winXP and win2k3) Now I'm trying to configure the win2k3 pc as DNS server... but after I've created an forward lookup zone (in dnsmgmt ) and run nslookup I get this info: Can't find server name for 192.168.x.x : non-existent domain Default Server: unknown Address: 192.168.x.x I haven't configured an reverse lookup zone yet. I wonder if I've configured this wrong (maybe something else than reverse lookup zone is causing this?. I ask because I'm a newbie on DNS...).... Here is how I did it: I installed DNS and configured the server to use static IP addresses. in Advanced TCP/IP settings I've added the server as DNS server. I added using it's IP address. maybe instead I should have used 127.0.0.1 ??.. Then I created a primary zone (forward lookup zone) (and please if you have a link to great article about reverse lookup, then please post it here) any suggestions??
Guest Robert L [MVP - Networking] Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 Re: non-existent domain.... (DNS problem) It could be the PTR issue. This link may help, Nslookup Nslookup.exe is a tool for testing and troubleshooting DNS servers. Example ... Cause: there is no PTR record for the name server's IP address. ... http://www.chicagotech.net/nslookup.htm Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Jeff" <it_consultant1@hotmail.com.NOSPAM> wrote in message news:ea1hFpO6HHA.5268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Hey I have 2 computers at home (winXP and win2k3) Now I'm trying to configure the win2k3 pc as DNS server... but after I've created an forward lookup zone (in dnsmgmt ) and run nslookup I get this info: Can't find server name for 192.168.x.x : non-existent domain Default Server: unknown Address: 192.168.x.x I haven't configured an reverse lookup zone yet. I wonder if I've configured this wrong (maybe something else than reverse lookup zone is causing this?. I ask because I'm a newbie on DNS...).... Here is how I did it: I installed DNS and configured the server to use static IP addresses. in Advanced TCP/IP settings I've added the server as DNS server. I added using it's IP address. maybe instead I should have used 127.0.0.1 ??.. Then I created a primary zone (forward lookup zone) (and please if you have a link to great article about reverse lookup, then please post it here) any suggestions??
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