DNS Client problem or not!!! Please help

[webfuture]

In my office, I have some weird problem related to "dns client" service. Here's a real capture of the problem.

Short version:
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Some time, I loose the ability to find the name of one of our server called intranet. I have a DNS on a AD server that point intranet to 10.1.1.23. When this happen, I reset dns client and everything is back to normal.

Long version:
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--I cannot ping the name or browse with explorer intranet
>ping intranet
Ping request could not find host intranet.
Please check the name and try again.

-- Lookup is ok
>nslookup intranet
Server: s-adm.infosilem.local
Address: 10.1.1.29

Name: intranet.infosilem.local
Address: 10.1.1.23

-- ping IP is ok, server up
>ping 10.1.1.23
Pinging 10.1.1.23 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.1.1.23: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
...

-- So I start-stop dns client
>net stop "dns client"
The DNS Client service was stopped successfully.

>net start "dns client"
The DNS Client service is starting.
The DNS Client service was started successfully.

-- Now I can ping and browse
>ping intranet
Pinging intranet.infosilem.local [10.1.1.23]
with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.1.1.23: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

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I have seen this problem on XP, XP SP2, Win2K SP4 clients.

Anyone seen that or solved it

Thanks,

Simon

 

[Sympology]

Do you have multiple DNS servers on the network? Does one have a none or bad entry.
What happens if you do a ipconfig /flushdns, then ping?

Do a ipconfig /all on a working pc and a none working one. Do the entries match?

Stu..

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004