A little background first...
I recently replaced our DC/file server/print server/etc (Oldserv) with three new servers. To maintain file paths for linked excel documents etc, I named the new file server the same as the old file server (Oldserv). I gave the new DC a new name (newDC). We do have a second DC (oldserv2).
(Here is where I think I made my mistake) I looked in DNS and found entries for the old DC (oldserv) and a couple other servers from our migration to AD (oldservtemp 1 & 2). Thinking I would not need these entries I deleted them to "cleanup".
Now...clients that are currently in the domain have no trouble with internet or anything. I have two new laoptops I need to introduce to the domain but they cannot find it. I thought it was networking issue at first but they have local IPs from DHCP server (complete with DNS and WINS info), they can ping IPs, and server names. But they cannot ping external - yahoo.com. When I ping the domain name (office.com) the reply varies from oldserv2, to newdc, to one of the IPs designated for RAS on newDC.
Here is the text of the error I get when trying to add them to the domain.
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DNS was sucessfully queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for the domain office.com
The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.office.com
The following domain controllers were indentified by the query:
oldserv2.office.com
oldserv.office.com
Common causes of this error include:
-Host (A) records that map the name of the domain controller to its IP address are missing or contain incorrect addresses.
-Domain controllers registered in DNS are not connected to the network or are not running.
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Also, I used to be able to add a computer to the domain by designating the domain as office instead of office.com. This is not as important as the issue above, just more of an annoyance.
I could probably add more but then I would never get to post this. Let me know if any more info is needed.
Thanks
David
Users.....not just for breakfast anymore!!
I recently replaced our DC/file server/print server/etc (Oldserv) with three new servers. To maintain file paths for linked excel documents etc, I named the new file server the same as the old file server (Oldserv). I gave the new DC a new name (newDC). We do have a second DC (oldserv2).
(Here is where I think I made my mistake) I looked in DNS and found entries for the old DC (oldserv) and a couple other servers from our migration to AD (oldservtemp 1 & 2). Thinking I would not need these entries I deleted them to "cleanup".
Now...clients that are currently in the domain have no trouble with internet or anything. I have two new laoptops I need to introduce to the domain but they cannot find it. I thought it was networking issue at first but they have local IPs from DHCP server (complete with DNS and WINS info), they can ping IPs, and server names. But they cannot ping external - yahoo.com. When I ping the domain name (office.com) the reply varies from oldserv2, to newdc, to one of the IPs designated for RAS on newDC.
Here is the text of the error I get when trying to add them to the domain.
---------------------------------------------------------
DNS was sucessfully queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for the domain office.com
The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.office.com
The following domain controllers were indentified by the query:
oldserv2.office.com
oldserv.office.com
Common causes of this error include:
-Host (A) records that map the name of the domain controller to its IP address are missing or contain incorrect addresses.
-Domain controllers registered in DNS are not connected to the network or are not running.
---------------------------------------------------------
Also, I used to be able to add a computer to the domain by designating the domain as office instead of office.com. This is not as important as the issue above, just more of an annoyance.
I could probably add more but then I would never get to post this. Let me know if any more info is needed.
Thanks
David
Users.....not just for breakfast anymore!!