Guest Aveox Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Hello, I have been experiencing an issue with one of my domain controllers. Let me describe my setup first: We have two Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard servers one holding all of the FSMO roles and the other acting as a file server. DNS is installed on both machines and I am using DFS to backup the data between the file server and the FSMO holding server. The FSMO role holding server also acts as our print server and just for more info, the hardware on both machines are identical. Now for the problem: I will randomly get a phone call from a user saying that they can no longer print. When I look at their machine's printers folder, I see that all of them are "unable to connect". When I then try to browse over to the server (\\servername) explorer will only show me an empty window, no error messages, just a completely empty browser window. I have no problems connecting to the file server and browsing to the file server works perfectly fine. I've tried flushing the DNS cache, repairing the network connection, adding an entry to the host file, using a different internal DNS server, server NIC drivers, network cables, the list goes on and on. If I restart the client's machine, everything is fine. Now what I have found is that I cannot properly communicate with the server by host name. I can ping it, I can browse by FQDN or IP address, but not host name. I've checked the DNS records on both DNS servers and they are correct. Replication is working so no problems there. Has anyone ever experienced this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: Client's lose connection to domain controller. Hello Aveox, Can you post an ipconfig /all from both servers and one client. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Hello, I have been experiencing an issue with one of my domain > controllers. > > Let me describe my setup first: We have two Windows Server 2003 R2 > Standard servers one holding all of the FSMO roles and the other > acting as a file server. DNS is installed on both machines and I am > using DFS to backup the data between the file server and the FSMO > holding server. The FSMO role holding server also acts as our print > server and just for more info, the hardware on both machines are > identical. > > Now for the problem: I will randomly get a phone call from a user > saying that they can no longer print. When I look at their machine's > printers folder, I see that all of them are "unable to connect". When > I then try to browse over to the server (\\servername) explorer will > only show me an empty window, no error messages, just a completely > empty browser window. > > I have no problems connecting to the file server and browsing to the > file server works perfectly fine. I've tried flushing the DNS cache, > repairing the network connection, adding an entry to the host file, > using a different internal DNS server, server NIC drivers, network > cables, the list goes on and on. > > If I restart the client's machine, everything is fine. > > Now what I have found is that I cannot properly communicate with the > server by host name. I can ping it, I can browse by FQDN or IP > address, but not host name. > > I've checked the DNS records on both DNS servers and they are correct. > Replication is working so no problems there. > > Has anyone ever experienced this? Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks >
Guest Aveox Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: Client's lose connection to domain controller. Meinolf, Thank you for your reply, here is the requested information: Print Server: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Domain Controller 1 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client) #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : MAC Address DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.4 Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet 8 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.124.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.124.254 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.124.2 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 8:33:05 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 9:03:05 AM Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet 1 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.147.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.147.254 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 8:33:05 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 9:03:05 AM Filer Server: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Domain Controller 2 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client) #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : MAC Address DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.4 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.4 10.0.0.2 Client: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hostname Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Cont roller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : MAC Address Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.11 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.4 Thank you again for your assistance. -Aveox "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > Hello Aveox, > > Can you post an ipconfig /all from both servers and one client. > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > > > Hello, I have been experiencing an issue with one of my domain > > controllers. > > > > Let me describe my setup first: We have two Windows Server 2003 R2 > > Standard servers one holding all of the FSMO roles and the other > > acting as a file server. DNS is installed on both machines and I am > > using DFS to backup the data between the file server and the FSMO > > holding server. The FSMO role holding server also acts as our print > > server and just for more info, the hardware on both machines are > > identical. > > > > Now for the problem: I will randomly get a phone call from a user > > saying that they can no longer print. When I look at their machine's > > printers folder, I see that all of them are "unable to connect". When > > I then try to browse over to the server (\\servername) explorer will > > only show me an empty window, no error messages, just a completely > > empty browser window. > > > > I have no problems connecting to the file server and browsing to the > > file server works perfectly fine. I've tried flushing the DNS cache, > > repairing the network connection, adding an entry to the host file, > > using a different internal DNS server, server NIC drivers, network > > cables, the list goes on and on. > > > > If I restart the client's machine, everything is fine. > > > > Now what I have found is that I cannot properly communicate with the > > server by host name. I can ping it, I can browse by FQDN or IP > > address, but not host name. > > > > I've checked the DNS records on both DNS servers and they are correct. > > Replication is working so no problems there. > > > > Has anyone ever experienced this? Any help would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > >
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: Client's lose connection to domain controller. Hello Aveox, Do you need the vmware adapters? If not i would remove them. Also in the moment both DNS servers point to themself. This can make problems for replication. Check here for setting up DNS and then try again: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825036 After that run dcdiag and netdiag against your DC's to check for errors. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Meinolf, > > Thank you for your reply, here is the requested information: > > Print Server: > > Windows IP Configuration > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Domain Controller 1 > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.local > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.local > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II > GigE > (NDIS > VBD Client) #2 > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : MAC Address > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1 > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 > 10.0.0.4 > Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8: > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter > for > VMnet > 8 > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08 > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.124.1 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.124.254 > Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.124.2 > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 > 8:33:05 AM > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 > 9:03:05 AM > Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1: > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter > for > VMnet > 1 > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01 > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.147.1 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.147.254 > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 > 8:33:05 AM > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 28, 2007 > 9:03:05 AM > Filer Server: > > Windows IP Configuration > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Domain Controller 2 > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.local > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.local > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II > GigE > (NDIS > VBD Client) #2 > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : MAC Address > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.4 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1 > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.4 > 10.0.0.2 > Client: > Windows IP Configuration > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hostname > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domain.local > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain.local > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx > Gigabit > Cont > roller > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : MAC Address > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.11 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1 > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 > 10.0.0.4 > Thank you again for your assistance. > > -Aveox > > "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > >> Hello Aveox, >> >> Can you post an ipconfig /all from both servers and one client. >> >> Best regards >> >> Meinolf Weber >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and >> confers >> no rights. >>> Hello, I have been experiencing an issue with one of my domain >>> controllers. >>> >>> Let me describe my setup first: We have two Windows Server 2003 R2 >>> Standard servers one holding all of the FSMO roles and the other >>> acting as a file server. DNS is installed on both machines and I am >>> using DFS to backup the data between the file server and the FSMO >>> holding server. The FSMO role holding server also acts as our print >>> server and just for more info, the hardware on both machines are >>> identical. >>> >>> Now for the problem: I will randomly get a phone call from a user >>> saying that they can no longer print. When I look at their machine's >>> printers folder, I see that all of them are "unable to connect". >>> When I then try to browse over to the server (\\servername) explorer >>> will only show me an empty window, no error messages, just a >>> completely empty browser window. >>> >>> I have no problems connecting to the file server and browsing to the >>> file server works perfectly fine. I've tried flushing the DNS cache, >>> repairing the network connection, adding an entry to the host file, >>> using a different internal DNS server, server NIC drivers, network >>> cables, the list goes on and on. >>> >>> If I restart the client's machine, everything is fine. >>> >>> Now what I have found is that I cannot properly communicate with the >>> server by host name. I can ping it, I can browse by FQDN or IP >>> address, but not host name. >>> >>> I've checked the DNS records on both DNS servers and they are >>> correct. Replication is working so no problems there. >>> >>> Has anyone ever experienced this? Any help would be greatly >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks >>>
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