.. you may want to check your node type. h-node, p-mode, b-node etc
to see how resolution is being performed. Depending on which, the
DNS server may not even get queried. Do an ipconfig/all to see
what it is set to. If IP's are being assigned by dhcp, you'll want
to also set the node type.
Kent
--- Mark Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Possible causes:
> 1. You're not using DNS at all, but broadcast resolution. "Some"
> servers
> aren't on the same subnet.
> 2. The NT 4.0 DNS server doesn't have entries for the host name, and
> is
> passing the requests to WINS. "Some" servers aren't listed in the
> WINS
> database.
> 3. HOSTS/LMHOSTS resolution
> 4. <***Probable cause***> our trying to ping with just a host name,
> and your
> connection suffix is either different than your DNS server's entries
> or
> you're not appending the suffix. Try pinging the full server name.
> Then
> check the LAN Connection/DNS properties.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mal Sasalu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:58 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: cannot ping by name
>
>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
> From one particular server, I cannot ping "some" servers by name. I
> can ping
> the same servers by IP address or I can do nslookup. I am sure it is
> not
> name
> servers issue because all other machines can ping any machine by name
> or IP
> address on the network. I also checked the DNS entry on that
> particular
> server, everything looks right. Any thought on this? You can be
> sarcastic!!
> I
> don't mind. By the way, this is the only 2000 server on an NT
> network, if
> that
> makes any difference!.
>
> Mal
>
>
>
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>
>
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