RE: OT W2k server & Professional at home

["Murgatroyd, Paul" <paul.murgatroyd@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Bear in mind that a Windows 2000 domain, relies on a DNS Server, and
normally the DNS is based on the server box, as it needs to support Dynamic
DNS (funnily enough, the microsoft one does!)

If you have disabled DNS, then the machines could be issuing DNS requests
to
try and find the DC.

Hope this helps

> Paul
>
> ----------
> From: 	Dr John Tankard[SMTP:john@xxxxxxx]
> Reply To: 	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Sent: 	12 March 2001 11:58
> To: 	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: 	[ukha_d] OT W2k server & Professional at home
>
>
> Hi,
>
> A bit of topic but...
>
> I am used to a Novell environment but decided to give W2K server a go
> because of the terminal services possibilities with epods etc.
>
> So I have installed the Server, I wanted to use DNS so that I can
track
> down
> problems with my various imbedded devices. here is where my problems
> start.
> To cut out any others possible causes of the problem my network is now
> striped down to just 4 items:- (I have disabled DNS and put my ISP's
DNS
> server IP's into the network settings to eliminate DNS from the
problem)
>
> unmanaged hub
> Intel Express router
> W2k server (Domain controller, DHCP, DNS, W2K SQL server)
> W2k Professional
>
> The problem I have is that every couple of minutes the router kicks,
and
> sets up a connection. looking at the diagnostic trace that the router
> provides I find that both the server and workstation are performing
DNS
> lookups without any applications running !
>
> I disabled DNS server locally as I not sure that I have set it up
> correctly,
> its quite different to Novel which I am more used to.
>
> Any ideas what could be causing the DNS lookups ?
> How do I prove what is the problem ?
> How do I stop it ?
> Should I use DNS locally on my server ?
> Should I use the router to provide DHCP & DNS and not the server ?
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>