Cant Explore DNS names

[johne417]

I'm on a Windows 2000 network. If I open up Explorer and put a server's actual machine name in the address bar, I can see it fine:
\\develdb1
However, if I put in the machine's alias:
\\devdbI get the popup error "Windows cannot find \\devdb\. Check the spelling and try again, or try searching..." etc.

The alias appears to be set up on the domain just fine, as I can term serv it and everything. Is there something special I have to do to a DNS alias entry to make it visible through Explorer?

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

if you try FQDN like \\devdb.domainname.com, does this work?

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network, Internet, VPN, Routing and How to at

http://www.ms-mvps.com

 

[johne417]

No, \\alias.domainname.com\ doesn't work either.

 

[johne417]

You can explore to DNS names, correct? Now I'm second-guessing myself. Does anybody know if this is something that you're even supposed to be able to do?