DNS haywire!

The_KiD · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:24

My Windows 2000 machine at work keeps losing it's DNS registration for some reason.

It is a brand new Dell and all was fine until about a week ago.

Now I will be working away, the go to connect to a server on Terminal Services or to browse to share and blam, suddnely it doesnt know what the server is or where it is.

I have 2 network cards one that I keep disabled and use only when connecting to a seperate network.

I also have a cisco VPN client installed, but it is not in use.

I am on windows 2000 AD domain as well.

I can fix the problem by opening a command prompt and doing ipconfig /flushdns, but it is proving to be a little annoying!

Otacon · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:27

When it happens, can your machine run queries using nslookup against your dns server?

The_KiD · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:36

To be honest havent tried, however an example of the problem is this:

Notice the "expand by default" is ticked, yet the domain doesnt expand.

Double click the domain displays the error at the bottom of the screenie.

I can then type the IP of the server I wish to connect to and it connects fine.

Otacon · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:41

Hmm, that's a shame. We need to establish if this is a name resolution problem with the whole domain (unlikely), your entire system, or that application. An nslookup test would have helped.

You're using the old TSC I see, would you be up for downloading the Remote Desktop Client and trying that (it replaced the terminal services client a few years back)?

The_KiD · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:43

Sure mate, got a link?

ignore that ^

The_KiD · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:49

Right I am beign a complete idiot here, but I install the rdp client, but where to? it didnt give me an option of where to and how do I now find where it is?

Otacon · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:59

Start > Programs > Remote Desktop Connection
or
Start > Programs > Accesories > Communication > Remote Desktop Connection

The_KiD · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:03

Thanks I was being a bit of a numpty.

Unfortunately it is just the same with the rdp client. I can connect by typing in the machine name (dns is ok atm) or IP, but I cannot expand the list of servers. All I can see is the top level domain.