Windows Server 2k3 name resolution

[jdeaner]

I have a windows 2000 server machine with AD and exchange 2000
installed. Everything is working fine except name resolution. I can
ping an IP address and return a name from that. However, I cannot ping
a name and return an IP address. I'm confused as to where the problem
is. I thought it was in the reverse dns lookup zone but I have had no
luck with that. I've recreated both zones several times per
microsoft's instructions. When I ping a device by name it sends all
echo requests to

http://www.whatever.com.

Whatever is the name of the
domain and a corresponding

http://www.whatever.com

exists. Where are the
settings for this and what should they be? This is a native 2k domain
and I am using DHCP. I thought I set up inside dns requests to be handeled inside, but obviously that is not the case. All name requests can't be resolved or they are routed outside:



DNS SETTINGS:
forward lookup zone records-
[1]State of authority
[2]Name Service
[3]Host

Reverse lookup zone records-
[1]State of authority
[2]Name Service

DHCP SETTINGS:
Scope set up
SERVER OPTIONS
006 DNS SERVERS Standard insideIP

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[ashpp]

Are the DNS settings on the clients pointing towards the server? Is the server pointing to itself and forwarding to a internet dns server?

 

[jdeaner]

The server is pointing to itself as host and forwarding to external DNS servers. All of the clients are pointing to the 2k server.

 

[jdeaner]

I may have spoke too soon. Something is awry, trying to do a nslookup reveals:



Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\admin1>nslookup
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Can't find server name for address 10.40.10.1: Timed out
*** Default servers are not available
Default Server: UnKnown
Address: 10.40.10.1

>

 

[jdeaner]

The TCP/IP nic settings for the server point to itself for DNS. In DNS I have a forwarding zone A-record of HOST pointing to itself. I do not have a pointer record in reverse. When I try to set up a pointer record it wants an address of 10.40.0.X but my server is 10.40.10.1. Do I even need a reverse transfer zone. This is the only sever in this domain. In the properties of DNS I have use forwarders set up with the External DNS servers. In the DHCP settings: Scope options has a router pointing to the router and a DNS server pointing to itself. Server options has a DNS server pointing to itself.