I have a Windows 2000 Domain controlled by a Windows 2000 Advanced Server as the DC. There is an NT 4.0 BDC (which I assume has nothing to do with the problem I'm about to describe).
Members of the Domain include one Windows 2000 Professional workstation and several Windows XP Professional workstations.
All but two of the members successfully register in the DC's DNS server. Both of the two which fail to register are Windows XP Pro. Both fail as follows:
C:\> IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS
Windows IP Configuration
Registration of DNS records failed: The system cannot find the file specified.
Here's IPCONFIG /ALL from one of them:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : rebecca2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ad.felines.org
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ad.felines.org
felines.org
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-D0-09-72-81-95
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.247
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.242
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
.. and here's IPCONFIG /ALL from the other:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : beast3
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ad.felines.org
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ad.felines.org
felines.org
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.204.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.231.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter {1FA2FEC3-CDE6-4E4B-8FB9-801EB25F04B7}:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-DF-C9-B2
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.246
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.242
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-48-54-6F-D0-9C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.252.99
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
It may be worth noting that the "Node Type" field on the DC and the two non-registering clients is "Hybrid", and on another client which does register correctly it is "Mixed". I do not know what these mean, or whether they are relevant.
So, what would cause IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS to result in the error message:
Registration of DNS records failed: The system cannot find the file specified.
.. and of course these nodes do not end up in DNS; and
How do I fix it?
Thanks!
-Jay
Members of the Domain include one Windows 2000 Professional workstation and several Windows XP Professional workstations.
All but two of the members successfully register in the DC's DNS server. Both of the two which fail to register are Windows XP Pro. Both fail as follows:
C:\> IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS
Windows IP Configuration
Registration of DNS records failed: The system cannot find the file specified.
Here's IPCONFIG /ALL from one of them:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : rebecca2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ad.felines.org
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ad.felines.org
felines.org
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-D0-09-72-81-95
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.247
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.242
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
.. and here's IPCONFIG /ALL from the other:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : beast3
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ad.felines.org
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ad.felines.org
felines.org
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.204.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.231.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter {1FA2FEC3-CDE6-4E4B-8FB9-801EB25F04B7}:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-DF-C9-B2
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.246
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.242
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 209.124.85.249
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-48-54-6F-D0-9C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.252.99
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
It may be worth noting that the "Node Type" field on the DC and the two non-registering clients is "Hybrid", and on another client which does register correctly it is "Mixed". I do not know what these mean, or whether they are relevant.
So, what would cause IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS to result in the error message:
Registration of DNS records failed: The system cannot find the file specified.
.. and of course these nodes do not end up in DNS; and
How do I fix it?
Thanks!
-Jay