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More info?)
Thanks for your help
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"Simon" <abstract2030@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Trying pinging intranet.xyz ( i.e using the dns suffix).
> Further PTR records are not a must for internal use.
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> ~Simon
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> "Auddog" <will_k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> OK, I did add an A record called intranet. Do I need to update the
>> associated pointer record? I did create the A record under my default
>> domain, but when I try to ping intranet from a client machine it tells me
>> it could not find the host. When I try and ping from the server it works
>> without problems. Again thanks for any help that you can provide.
>>
>> A
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>> "Simon" <abstract2030@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:uGwfuyR$EHA.3700@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> You can also create a A record (say intranet) on your DNS Server
>>>
>>> If you create the record under XYZ zone then users can reach the host by
>>> simply typing
http://intranet.XYZ
>>>
>>> If XYZ happens to be your default domain name it is all the more good,
>>> user can simply type
http://intranet
>>>
>>> ~Simon
>>>
>>> "Auddog" <will_k@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eN9oN%23Q$EHA.3988@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> How can I setup an alias in my dns for my end users. I want them to be
>>>> able to type intranet and it goes to our intranet site. I see that I
>>>> can add an alias(cname) in the dns, but I'm not sure what to add for
>>>> the fully qualified domain name for target host (?). I have tried
>>>> everything that I can think of. My FQDN is boomer.local
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
>>>>
>>>> A
>>>>
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