Of course, and DNS being such a new protocol and all that ;) 2010/4/21 Andrew Levicki <[email protected]>
> It is getting on a bit now, don't forget! > > > On 21 April 2010 22:40, Gavin Wilby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Fair enough - if correct though, your right XP is stupid. >> >> Gavin. >> >> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Michael B. Smith < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That’s the way it works in Vista/Win7. I’m not sure that’s the way it >>> works in XP. I think that XP is stupid - if it gets a response from a >>> server, it uses that one server throughout an entire boot cycle. >>> >>> >>> >>> This is just a vague memory though. I’ve not supported XP in several >>> years. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Michael B. Smith >>> >>> Consultant and Exchange MVP >>> >>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Gavin Wilby [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:30 AM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen. >>> >>> >>> >>> Surely though if you have a pri and secondary DNS server, that after DNS1 >>> times out on resolution then DNS2 will then be queried? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Carol Fee <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> +1 on that. I think if the XP workstation had been rebooted, it would >>> have been just fine. >>> >>> >>> >>> *CFee* >>> >>> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:24 AM >>> >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> >>> *Subject:* RE: Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen. >>> >>> >>> >>> It’s possible that XP may require a reboot before it retires an >>> unreachable DNS server. I dunno. But it should work just fine. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Michael B. Smith >>> >>> Consultant and Exchange MVP >>> >>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Reimer, Mark [mailto:[email protected]] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:15 AM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Domain controllers, what is supposed to happen. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sorry, long email. >>> >>> >>> >>> Windows 2003 Native Domain, two domain controllers, server1 and server2. >>> Workstations are primarily XP, some Windows 7. Other servers (file server, >>> email etc) are all Windows 2003. We have about 150 workstations. >>> >>> >>> >>> We have AD DNS, and WINS. Server1 has FSMO roles Infrastructure Master, >>> PDC Emulator, RID Master. Server2 has FSMO roles Domain Naming Master, >>> Schema Master. Both are GC’s. >>> >>> >>> >>> In the DHCP settings workstations get both server’s IP’s as DNS. Server2 >>> is listed first, then server1. Primary WINS server is server1, secondary is >>> Server2. >>> >>> >>> >>> Last night Server1 went down. It was off hours, but I got a call from >>> some late night worker (using XP), saying they couldn’t do anything. >>> Couldn’t reach any of the servers, or internet. I was able to get the server >>> going again (bad memory chip, so I just took it out). >>> >>> >>> >>> I thought that if one server went down, the DNS/WINS look up would go to >>> the other server. But it might be slower (note, I didn’t try any of this, >>> just going on what the user said). Comments? >>> >>> >>> >>> If I didn’t get Server1 running again, what should I have done? I assume >>> I should do the following. >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. Seize the FSMO roles from server1, and put them on server2. >>> >>> 2. Change DHCP so Primary WINS server is server2. Maybe even take >>> out Server1 as DNS/WINS possibilities. >>> >>> >>> >>> Then work on getting Server1 running again, or replacing it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Did I miss anything? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for any help and insight you can give. >>> >>> >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Gavin Wilby, >>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby >>> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Gavin Wilby, >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby >> GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Andrew Levicki > ルビッキー アンドルュー > Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist on Windows 7 > MCITP Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 > MCITP Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange Server 2007 > Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003 > Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) > ITILv3 > > > > > > -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
