can't connect to server in DNS Manager

[shinomen]

I've got two computers setup in a lab type environment with a crossover cable connecting the two. One is running windows 2000 advanced server and the other is running Windows NT 4.0 Server. The W2K is the PDC, Primary DNS, and Webserver. The NT 4.0 is the BDC, Secondary DNS, and Mail Server. I have configured all my DNS zones on the win2K machine and I'm trying to get the NT 4.0 machine to request a zone transfer and get all the DNS records in it's DNS as well. On the Windows NT 4.0 machine I have right clicked on server list and selected ADD NEW SERVER. I type the IP address of the W2K server and click OK. At first it gives me a red X on the added server then switches to a yellow question mark and stays like that. The message in the bottom right hand corner says connecting. The system stays just like that and nothing else happens. Can someone help. I'm really new to servers, and my company is upgrading their existing servers but I can't but these on the network at the same time as the existing servers, that's why I have them connected with a crossover cable. thanks

 

[Stiddy]

First of all, I may be wrong but a w2k server can not be a PDC. It is a domain controller. NT4 can then only be application servers to the w2k domain controller.

 

[shinomen]

Like I said I'm new to this, but I do have the W2K server running as a Primary Domain Controller and then I installed the windows NT 4.0 server and made it a Backup Domain Controller during the installation

 

[Stiddy]

I dont have a w2k dns server to look at, but in I think a few diffent things have to happen. For example, on the w2k server you would need a NS record, or (Name Server record) for the nt dns server. Also, I believe that you would have to on the w2k machine right click your zone and choose properties. Uder notify, add the nt4 servers ip address in the list.