lanman1865
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After active directory was prepped and the Dc upgraded to windows 2003 from windows 2000 I have problems with the root hints and it says it is not a valid DNS server. I ran a dcdiag test on dns. Not sure how to go about fixing it. Most posts say don't mess with root hints.
Here is the results
C:\>dcdiag /test:dns
Domain Controller Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: domain1\DC3
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... DC3 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: domain1\DC3
DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...
Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
Running partition tests on : Schema
Running partition tests on : Configuration
Running partition tests on : domain1
Running enterprise tests on : domain1.com
Starting test: DNS
Test results for domain controllers:
DC: DC3.domain1.com
Domain: domain1.com
TEST: Forwarders/Root hints (Forw)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: a.root-se
rvers.net. (198.41.0.4)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: b.root-se
rvers.net. (192.228.79.201)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: c.root-se
rvers.net. (192.33.4.12)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: d.root-se
rvers.net. (128.8.10.90)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: e.root-se
rvers.net. (192.203.230.10)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: f.root-se
rvers.net. (192.5.5.241)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: h.root-se
rvers.net. (128.63.2.53)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: i.root-se
rvers.net. (192.36.148.17)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: j.root-se
rvers.net. (192.58.128.30)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: k.root-se
rvers.net. (193.0.14.129)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: l.root-se
rvers.net. (198.32.64.12)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: m.root-se
rvers.net. (202.12.27.33)
Summary of test results for DNS servers used by the above domain contro
llers:
DNS server: 128.63.2.53 (h.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 128.63.2.53
DNS server: 128.8.10.90 (d.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 128.8.10.90
DNS server: 192.203.230.10 (e.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.203.230.10
DNS server: 192.228.79.201 (b.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.228.79.201
DNS server: 192.33.4.12 (c.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.33.4.12
DNS server: 192.36.148.17 (i.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.36.148.17
DNS server: 192.5.5.241 (f.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.5.5.241
DNS server: 192.58.128.30 (j.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.58.128.30
DNS server: 193.0.14.129 (k.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 193.0.14.129
DNS server: 198.32.64.12 (l.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 198.32.64.12
DNS server: 198.41.0.4 (a.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 198.41.0.4
DNS server: 202.12.27.33 (m.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 202.12.27.33
......................... domain1.com passed test DNS
Here is the results
C:\>dcdiag /test:dns
Domain Controller Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: domain1\DC3
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... DC3 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: domain1\DC3
DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...
Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
Running partition tests on : Schema
Running partition tests on : Configuration
Running partition tests on : domain1
Running enterprise tests on : domain1.com
Starting test: DNS
Test results for domain controllers:
DC: DC3.domain1.com
Domain: domain1.com
TEST: Forwarders/Root hints (Forw)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: a.root-se
rvers.net. (198.41.0.4)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: b.root-se
rvers.net. (192.228.79.201)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: c.root-se
rvers.net. (192.33.4.12)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: d.root-se
rvers.net. (128.8.10.90)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: e.root-se
rvers.net. (192.203.230.10)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: f.root-se
rvers.net. (192.5.5.241)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: h.root-se
rvers.net. (128.63.2.53)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: i.root-se
rvers.net. (192.36.148.17)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: j.root-se
rvers.net. (192.58.128.30)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: k.root-se
rvers.net. (193.0.14.129)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: l.root-se
rvers.net. (198.32.64.12)
Error: Root hints list has invalid root hint server: m.root-se
rvers.net. (202.12.27.33)
Summary of test results for DNS servers used by the above domain contro
llers:
DNS server: 128.63.2.53 (h.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 128.63.2.53
DNS server: 128.8.10.90 (d.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 128.8.10.90
DNS server: 192.203.230.10 (e.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.203.230.10
DNS server: 192.228.79.201 (b.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.228.79.201
DNS server: 192.33.4.12 (c.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.33.4.12
DNS server: 192.36.148.17 (i.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.36.148.17
DNS server: 192.5.5.241 (f.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.5.5.241
DNS server: 192.58.128.30 (j.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 192.58.128.30
DNS server: 193.0.14.129 (k.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 193.0.14.129
DNS server: 198.32.64.12 (l.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 198.32.64.12
DNS server: 198.41.0.4 (a.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 198.41.0.4
DNS server: 202.12.27.33 (m.root-servers.net.)
1 test failure on this DNS server
This is not a valid DNS server. PTR record query for the 1.0.0.12
7.in-addr.arpa. failed on the DNS server 202.12.27.33
......................... domain1.com passed test DNS