DNS Lookup Does not Check List of Domain Suffixes

 Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
Article ID: Q123984
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When "Enable DNS for Windows Names" is selected and you attempt to access a NetBIOS-based system residing in a DNS domain outside of your workstation's default DNS domain, the NetBIOS system is not found.

For example, when you run NET VIEW SYS1 where SYS1 resides in DOMAIN1.COMPANYNAME.COM, while the workstation resides in DOMAIN2.COMPANYNAME.COM., Error 53 is returned. The trace shows that the workstation sent a DNS query for SYS1.DOMAIN2.COMPANYNAME.COM, but never for SYS1.DOMAIN1.COMPANYNAME.COM, even though DOMAIN1.COMPANYNAME.COM is in the list of domain suffixes.

The workstation should cycle through the list of domain suffixes until it finds the system.

When you run PING SYS1, the workstation sends out a query for SYS1.DOMAIN2.COMPANYNAME.COM, and then for SYS1.DOMAIN1.COMPANYNAME.COM.

When you run NET VIEW \\SYS1, the workstation sends out a query for only SYS1.DOMAIN2.COMPANYNAME.COM.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups versions 3.11 and 3.11a. This problem was corrected in TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups version 3.11b.

TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups 3.11b is available on the Windows NT 3.51 compact disc.

Additional reference words: 3.11 prodtcp32 wfw wfwg
KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubCategory: nttcp



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Last reviewed: September 9, 1996
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