Odd ping -a DNS issue 1

[tsross]

I'm trying to track down where the server is pulling the NetBOIS name for an IP address. I can do a "ping -a 10.10.4.1" and it returns the name "temp-vs" during the ping. If I ping "temp-vs", it doesn't resolve the name to 10.10.4.1 (see below). "temp-vs" was once assigned to that IP address but that's long since been changed. The "ping -a" works because that IP address has been assigned via DHCP to a client PC. The name of that PC is showing up in DNS with the 10.10.4.1 address. The server that was called temp-vs was renamed and now has a static IP in the 10.10.2.X range. I've already scavenged the DNS stale records. Where would the "temp-vs" come from in the "ping -a"?

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping -a 10.10.4.1

Pinging temp-vs [10.10.4.1] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.10.4.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.10.4.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.10.4.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.10.4.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 10.10.4.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping temp-vs
Ping request could not find host temp-vs. Please check the name and try again.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

 

[pompeychimes]

Check your local hosts and lmhost file.
Check the applicable reverse lookup zone for invalid entries on your DNS server.

If all else fails use nbtstat and nblookup (MS download) to troubleshoot further.

 

[theravager]

probibly wins if you have wins lookup on the dns zone. Could be cached somewhere in the dns heirachy to

 

[tsross]

I found where it was coming from. There was a stale entry in the Reverse Lookup Zone. I just didn't dig deep enough to find it before. I deleted it and now the client PC is showing up in the ping. Thanks for the tips!

Tim