The format of the specific network name is invalid

[Guest Bhajan]

Hi,

 

I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS 2003.

Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP 192.168.62.X. Now, I have

a branch office network which is 20KM far away which use

192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office domain with

Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add the branch

office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO domain(192.168.62.X), But, I

am able to ping, and I can access shared resources as well as i can

get the desktop through VNC server as well. When I try to add into

domain, it gives a msg " computer name changes : The format of the

specific network name is invalid". I strongly belive that something

has to be configured in the DNS. I tried adding host records manually,

and trying NETBIOS name everything. I appreciate a help.

 

Sooraj

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: The format of the specific network name is invalid

 

Hello Bhajan,

 

Do you have a DNS server in the branch office? Also post an unedited ipconfig

/all from your DC/DNS servers and the client machine here.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi,

>

> I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS 2003.

> Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP 192.168.62.X. Now, I have

> a branch office network which is 20KM far away which use

> 192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office domain with

> Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add the branch

> office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO domain(192.168.62.X), But, I

> am able to ping, and I can access shared resources as well as i can

> get the desktop through VNC server as well. When I try to add into

> domain, it gives a msg " computer name changes : The format of the

> specific network name is invalid". I strongly belive that something

> has to be configured in the DNS. I tried adding host records manually,

> and trying NETBIOS name everything. I appreciate a help.

>

> Sooraj

>

[Guest Bhajan]

Re: The format of the specific network name is invalid

 

On Mar 30, 8:21 pm, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> HelloBhajan,

>

> Do you have a DNS server in the branch office? Also post an unedited ipconfig

> /all from  your DC/DNS servers and the client machine here.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

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> no rights.

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>

>

>

> > Hi,

>

> > I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS 2003.

> > Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP  192.168.62.X. Now, I have

> > a  branch office network which is 20KM far away which use

> > 192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office domain with

> > Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add the branch

> > office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO domain(192.168.62.X), But, I

> > am able to ping, and I can access shared resources as well as i can

> > get the desktop through VNC server as well. When I try to add into

> > domain, it gives a msg " computer name changes : The format of the

> > specific network name is invalid". I strongly belive that something

> > has to be configured in the DNS. I tried adding host records manually,

> > and trying NETBIOS name everything. I appreciate a help.

>

> > Sooraj- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Hi

No I do not have a DNS server there in Branch office.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: The format of the specific network name is invalid

 

Hello Bhajan,

 

Also post an unedited ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and one client

machine here.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> On Mar 30, 8:21 pm, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

>> HelloBhajan,

>>

>> Do you have a DNS server in the branch office? Also post an unedited

>> ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and the client machine here.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

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>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS 2003.

>>> Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP 192.168.62.X. Now, I

>>> have a branch office network which is 20KM far away which use

>>> 192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office domain

>>> with Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add the

>>> branch office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO

>>> domain(192.168.62.X), But, I am able to ping, and I can access

>>> shared resources as well as i can get the desktop through VNC server

>>> as well. When I try to add into domain, it gives a msg " computer

>>> name changes : The format of the specific network name is invalid".

>>> I strongly belive that something has to be configured in the DNS. I

>>> tried adding host records manually, and trying NETBIOS name

>>> everything. I appreciate a help.

>>>

>>> Sooraj- Hide quoted text -

>>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>>

> Hi

> No I do not have a DNS server there in Branch office.

[Guest Bhajan]

Re: The format of the specific network name is invalid

 

On 4 Apr, 18:48, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello Bhajan,

>

> Also post an unedited ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and one client

> machine here.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

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> no rights.

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> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

> > On Mar 30, 8:21 pm, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

> >> HelloBhajan,

>

> >> Do you have a DNS server in the branch office? Also post an unedited

> >> ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and the client machine here.

>

> >> Best regards

>

> >> Meinolf Weber

> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> >> confers

> >> no rights.

> >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> >> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >>> Hi,

>

> >>> I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS 2003.

> >>> Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP 192.168.62.X. Now, I

> >>> have a branch office network which is 20KM far away which use

> >>> 192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office domain

> >>> with Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add the

> >>> branch office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO

> >>> domain(192.168.62.X), But, I am able to ping, and I can access

> >>> shared resources as well as i can get the desktop through VNC server

> >>> as well. When I try to add into domain, it gives a msg " computer

> >>> name changes : The format of the specific network name is invalid".

> >>> I strongly belive that something has to be configured in the DNS. I

> >>> tried adding host records manually, and trying NETBIOS name

> >>> everything. I appreciate a help.

>

> >>> Sooraj- Hide quoted text -

>

> >> - Show quoted text -

>

> > Hi

> > No I do not have a DNS server there in Branch office.

 

Hello Mr Meinolf Weber

 

Thanks for the respond

 

This is my IPCONFIG / ALL at my DC/ DNS

 

Windows IP Configuration

 

Host Name...................................... : Rayan1

Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

Node Type.........................................:Hybrid

IP Routing enabled...............................: No

WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

 

Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

Description..........................................: CNetPRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor

Physical Address...................................: 00-88-AD-72-DF-BD

DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.55

Subnet Mask........................................: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway....................................: 192.168.62.1

DNS Servers.........................................: 192.168.62.55

Primary WINS Server..............................: 192.168.62.55

 

This is from one of the client machines:

 

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name...................................... : test2

Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

Node Type.........................................:unknown

IP Routing enabled...............................: No

WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

Description..........................................: ADMtek AN983 10/100 PCI adaptor

Physical Address...................................: 00-22-AD-55-DF-B1

DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.51

Subnet Mask........................................: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway....................................: 192.168.62.1

DNS Servers.........................................: 192.168.62.55

 

 

Bhajan.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: The format of the specific network name is invalid

 

Hello Bhajan,

 

You talk about problems on client machines in the x.x.63.x subnet. Please

post an ipconfig /all from one of that machines. You said the problems where

at that site not in the main office.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> On 4 Apr, 18:48, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

>> Hello Bhajan,

>>

>> Also post an unedited ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and one

>> client machine here.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> On Mar 30, 8:21 pm, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>>>

>>>> HelloBhajan,

>>>>

>>>> Do you have a DNS server in the branch office? Also post an

>>>> unedited ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and the client

>>>> machine here.

>>>>

>>>> Best regards

>>>>

>>>> Meinolf Weber

>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,

>>>> and

>>>> confers

>>>> no rights.

>>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>>> Hi,

>>>>>

>>>>> I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS

>>>>> 2003. Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP 192.168.62.X.

>>>>> Now, I have a branch office network which is 20KM far away which

>>>>> use 192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office

>>>>> domain with Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add

>>>>> the branch office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO

>>>>> domain(192.168.62.X), But, I am able to ping, and I can access

>>>>> shared resources as well as i can get the desktop through VNC

>>>>> server as well. When I try to add into domain, it gives a msg "

>>>>> computer name changes : The format of the specific network name is

>>>>> invalid". I strongly belive that something has to be configured in

>>>>> the DNS. I tried adding host records manually, and trying NETBIOS

>>>>> name everything. I appreciate a help.

>>>>>

>>>>> Sooraj- Hide quoted text -

>>>>>

>>>> - Show quoted text -

>>>>

>>> Hi

>>> No I do not have a DNS server there in Branch office.

> Hello Mr Meinolf Weber

>

> Thanks for the respond

>

> This is my IPCONFIG / ALL at my DC/ DNS

>

> Windows IP Configuration

>

> Host Name...................................... : Rayan1

> Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

> Node Type.........................................:Hybrid

> IP Routing enabled...............................: No

> WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

> DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

> Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

> Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

> Description..........................................: CNetPRO200WL

> PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor

> Physical Address...................................:

> 00-88-AD-72-DF-BD

> DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

> IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.55

> Subnet Mask........................................:

> 255.255.255.0

> Default Gateway....................................:

> 192.168.62.1

> DNS Servers.........................................:

> 192.168.62.55

> Primary WINS Server..............................:

> 192.168.62.55

> This is from one of the client machines:

>

> Windows IP Configuration

> Host Name...................................... : test2

> Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

> Node Type.........................................:unknown

> IP Routing enabled...............................: No

> WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

> DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

> Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

> Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

> Description..........................................: ADMtek AN983

> 10/100 PCI adaptor

> Physical Address...................................:

> 00-22-AD-55-DF-B1

> DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

> IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.51

> Subnet Mask........................................:

> 255.255.255.0

> Default Gateway....................................:

> 192.168.62.1

> DNS Servers.........................................:

> 192.168.62.55

> Bhajan.

>

[Guest Bhajan]

Re: The format of the specific network name is invalid

 

On 5 Apr, 16:36, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello Bhajan,

>

> You talk about problems on client machines in the x.x.63.x subnet. Please

> post an ipconfig /all from one of that machines. You said the problems where

> at that site not in the main office.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

> > On 4 Apr, 18:48, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

> >> Hello Bhajan,

>

> >> Also post an unedited ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and one

> >> client machine here.

>

> >> Best regards

>

> >> Meinolf Weber

> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> >> confers

> >> no rights.

> >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> >> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >>> On Mar 30, 8:21 pm, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

> >>>> HelloBhajan,

>

> >>>> Do you have a DNS server in the branch office? Also post an

> >>>> unedited ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and the client

> >>>> machine here.

>

> >>>> Best regards

>

> >>>> Meinolf Weber

> >>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,

> >>>> and

> >>>> confers

> >>>> no rights.

> >>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> >>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> >>>>> Hi,

>

> >>>>> I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS

> >>>>> 2003. Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP 192.168.62.X.

> >>>>> Now, I have a branch office network which is 20KM far away which

> >>>>> use 192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office

> >>>>> domain with Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add

> >>>>> the branch office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO

> >>>>> domain(192.168.62.X), But, I am able to ping, and I can access

> >>>>> shared resources as well as i can get the desktop through VNC

> >>>>> server as well. When I try to add into domain, it gives a msg "

> >>>>> computer name changes : The format of the specific network name is

> >>>>> invalid". I strongly belive that something has to be configured in

> >>>>> the DNS. I tried adding host records manually, and trying NETBIOS

> >>>>> name everything. I appreciate a help.

>

> >>>>> Sooraj- Hide quoted text -

>

> >>>> - Show quoted text -

>

> >>> Hi

> >>> No I do not have a DNS server there in Branch office.

> > Hello Mr Meinolf Weber

>

> > Thanks for the respond

>

> > This is my IPCONFIG / ALL at my DC/ DNS

>

> > Windows IP Configuration

>

> > Host Name...................................... : Rayan1

> > Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

> > Node Type.........................................:Hybrid

> > IP Routing enabled...............................: No

> > WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

> > DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

> > Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

> > Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

> > Description..........................................: CNetPRO200WL

> > PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor

> > Physical Address...................................:

> > 00-88-AD-72-DF-BD

> > DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

> > IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.55

> > Subnet Mask........................................:

> > 255.255.255.0

> > Default Gateway....................................:

> > 192.168.62.1

> > DNS Servers.........................................:

> > 192.168.62.55

> > Primary WINS Server..............................:

> > 192.168.62.55

> > This is from one of the client machines:

>

> > Windows IP Configuration

> > Host Name...................................... : test2

> > Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

> > Node Type.........................................:unknown

> > IP Routing enabled...............................: No

> > WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

> > DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

> > Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

> > Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

> > Description..........................................: ADMtek AN983

> > 10/100 PCI adaptor

> > Physical Address...................................:

> > 00-22-AD-55-DF-B1

> > DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

> > IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.51

> > Subnet Mask........................................:

> > 255.255.255.0

> > Default Gateway....................................:

> > 192.168.62.1

> > DNS Servers.........................................:

> > 192.168.62.55

> > Bhajan.

Hello Mr Meinolf Weber ,

 

The result of the ipconfig/all of 63.x subnet is below,

 

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name...................................... : Rafael

Primary DNS Suffix........................... :

Node Type.........................................: mixed

IP Routing enabled...............................: No

WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

 

Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

Description..........................................: Intel

® PRO/100 VE Network Connection

Physical Address...................................: 00-12-3F-

B6-11-46

DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

IP Address..........................................:

192.168.63.2

Subnet Mask........................................:

255.255.255.0

Default Gateway....................................:

192.168.63.253

DNS Servers.........................................:

192.168.62.55

[Guest Bhajan]

Re: The format of the specific network name is invalid

 

On 5 Apr, 16:08, Bhajan <soorajmenon...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4 Apr, 18:48, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

>

>

> > Hello Bhajan,

>

> > Also post an unedited ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and one client

> > machine here.

>

> > Best regards

>

> > Meinolf Weber

> > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> > no rights.

> > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> > ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

> > > On Mar 30, 8:21 pm, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

>

> > >> HelloBhajan,

>

> > >> Do you have a DNS server in the branch office? Also post an unedited

> > >> ipconfig /all from your DC/DNS servers and the client machine here.

>

> > >> Best regards

>

> > >> Meinolf Weber

> > >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> > >> confers

> > >> no rights.

> > >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> > >> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> > >>> Hi,

>

> > >>> I have a domain called 'company.local' which uses Windows SBS 2003.

> > >>> Here I have 30 client systems, which use IP 192.168.62.X. Now, I

> > >>> have a branch office network which is 20KM far away which use

> > >>> 192.168.63.X. This network is connected to my head office domain

> > >>> with Cisco 2811 router. My problem is, I am not able to add the

> > >>> branch office computer (192.168.63.X) into my HO

> > >>> domain(192.168.62.X), But, I am able to ping, and I can access

> > >>> shared resources as well as i can get the desktop through VNC server

> > >>> as well. When I try to add into domain, it gives a msg " computer

> > >>> name changes : The format of the specific network name is invalid".

> > >>> I strongly belive that something has to be configured in the DNS. I

> > >>> tried adding host records manually, and trying NETBIOS name

> > >>> everything. I appreciate a help.

>

> > >>> Sooraj- Hide quoted text -

>

> > >> - Show quoted text -

>

> > > Hi

> > > No I do not have a DNS server there in Branch office.

>

> Hello Mr Meinolf Weber

>

> Thanks for the respond

>

> This is my IPCONFIG / ALL at my DC/ DNS

>

> Windows IP Configuration

>

> Host Name...................................... : Rayan1

> Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

> Node Type.........................................:Hybrid

> IP Routing enabled...............................: No

> WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

> DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

> Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

>

> Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

> Description..........................................: CNetPRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adaptor

> Physical Address...................................: 00-88-AD-72-DF-BD

> DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

> IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.55

> Subnet Mask........................................: 255.255.255.0

> Default Gateway....................................: 192.168.62.1

> DNS Servers.........................................: 192.168.62.55

> Primary WINS Server..............................: 192.168.62.55

>

> This is from one of the client machines:

>

> Windows IP Configuration

> Host Name...................................... : test2

> Primary DNS Suffix........................... : Rayan.local

> Node Type.........................................:unknown

> IP Routing enabled...............................: No

> WINS Proxy Enbaled............................: No

> DNS Suffix Search list...........................: Rayan.local

> Ethernet Adaptor Network connection

> Connection-specific DNS suffix................:

> Description..........................................: ADMtek AN983 10/100 PCI adaptor

> Physical Address...................................: 00-22-AD-55-DF-B1

> DHCP Enabled.....................................: No

> IP Address..........................................: 192.168.62.51

> Subnet Mask........................................: 255.255.255.0

> Default Gateway....................................: 192.168.62.1

> DNS Servers.........................................: 192.168.62.55

>

> Bhajan

 

 

And....I know the problem is because different subnet. But how can I

solve this? I have only one DC here at HO.