I have setup a DNS on Windows 2003 Server R2 Std. This is just a stand-alone server, not part of any domain. This is meant only to resolve addresses on the local LAN. Machines are able to resolve the FQDN of machines in the zone file as well as as outside domains such as google.com.
Now, I wanted to resolve only the hostnames as it shows in the zone file, but am unable to do it. For example,
nslookup hostname.domain.com
resolves fine, but
nslookup hostname
does not resolve and reports a "server not found"
How can I achieve this??
Of course, I can always,
- set the primary DNS suffix on each client. This will work, but what if the client is part of another internal, non-routable network?
- or do it on the DHCP server by adding to the DHCP response
But I am looking for another option which can be set on the DNS server itself.
Or should I setup a WINS server as well?
Please advice.
Thanks.
Now, I wanted to resolve only the hostnames as it shows in the zone file, but am unable to do it. For example,
nslookup hostname.domain.com
resolves fine, but
nslookup hostname
does not resolve and reports a "server not found"
How can I achieve this??
Of course, I can always,
- set the primary DNS suffix on each client. This will work, but what if the client is part of another internal, non-routable network?
- or do it on the DHCP server by adding to the DHCP response
But I am looking for another option which can be set on the DNS server itself.
Or should I setup a WINS server as well?
Please advice.
Thanks.