Windows 2000 DNS not working properly

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I have a Windows 2000 Server that has a DNS zone created for my Active
Directory Domain. I have added a host for a partiular server. From a client
pc that's running Windows 2000 when i try and ping the host by name, it does
not reply back. Pinging by the IP address i get the reply back. On the 2000
server i try and ping that host by name and i get a response back. On the
2000 client machine my primary dns server is the 2000 server's ip address
address. I don't understand why i can't ping the host that i have created in
DNS. Anyone know what i'm doing wrong?

 

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I forgot to mention that the 2000 client is not joined to the domain, its
just in a workgroup and uses the 2000 server's DNS. Does the 2000 client have
to be joined to the domain in order for me to ping a host in DNS from the
client?

"smith777" wrote:

> I have a Windows 2000 Server that has a DNS zone created for my Active
> Directory Domain. I have added a host for a partiular server. From a client
> pc that's running Windows 2000 when i try and ping the host by name, it does
> not reply back. Pinging by the IP address i get the reply back. On the 2000
> server i try and ping that host by name and i get a response back. On the
> 2000 client machine my primary dns server is the 2000 server's ip address
> address. I don't understand why i can't ping the host that i have created in
> DNS. Anyone know what i'm doing wrong?

 

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Are you using DHCP or static IP addresses for the client?

"smith777" <smith777@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7AA1ED2A-C4E2-4BC3-8235-6B5B3EEC8B50@microsoft.com...
> I forgot to mention that the 2000 client is not joined to the domain, its
> just in a workgroup and uses the 2000 server's DNS. Does the 2000 client
have
> to be joined to the domain in order for me to ping a host in DNS from the
> client?
>
> "smith777" wrote:
>
> > I have a Windows 2000 Server that has a DNS zone created for my Active
> > Directory Domain. I have added a host for a partiular server. From a
client
> > pc that's running Windows 2000 when i try and ping the host by name, it
does
> > not reply back. Pinging by the IP address i get the reply back. On the
2000
> > server i try and ping that host by name and i get a response back. On
the
> > 2000 client machine my primary dns server is the 2000 server's ip
address
> > address. I don't understand why i can't ping the host that i have
created in
> > DNS. Anyone know what i'm doing wrong?