No. There are no LMHOSTS or HOSTS file entries for this server on the server.
John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; One cannot fly into flying. -- Friedrich Nietzsche -----Original Message----- From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:07 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Name Resolution problems Does it have a hosts file entry for itself with the old IP address by chance? Chris -- Chris Scharff Senior Sales Engineer MessageOne If you can't measure, you can't manage! > -----Original Message----- > From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:00 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Name Resolution problems > > > Good morning to you all: > > I am currently working on a problem that has me pulling > out what little hair I have left. > > The situation is this: > > An Exchange server was moved from one physical location > to another, a different network address, different DNS > server, but everything else is pretty much the same. The only > changes on the Exchange side were SMTP addresses of the users > (adding GEAC.COM to their address lists) and the domain of > the server itself (from paris.geac.com to FR.GEAC.COM). > > DNS information was changed to reflect the update, > there is no HOSTS or LMHOSTS file. When I do a lookup on the > default DNS server (as listed with the "ipconfig /all") all > the information is correct. > > I can ping the name of the server from other sites and > get the correct IP address. HOWEVER, when I ping the server > name FROM THE CONSOLE OF THE SERVER, the previous IP address > gets returned. > > The server has been booted several times and I am at a > loss to explain this. > > Can anyone provide any help? > > John Matteson; Exchange Manager > Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards > (404) 239 - 2981 > > He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand > and walk and run and climb and dance; One cannot fly into > flying. -- Friedrich Nietzsche > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]