My network had a 2000 server setup as the only DC in the domain. I
have now installed a 2003 server as a DC. I have migrated the FMHC
rolls to it and it is a GC. I am having some DNS issues, and I was
hoping to get some to clean up my mistakes. I have not changed
the ip address of the 2000 server. If I turn off DNS on the 2000
server my clients lose DNS. I have turned off DHCP and WINS on the
2000 server. All clients are getting DHCP from the 2003 server. The
only ip handed out for DNS by the 2003 DHCP is the ip of the 2003
server.

If I browse the network neighborhood on the clients I get some strange
results. On some clients I go to entire network, domain and I get one
machine which is a notebook computer that hasn't been joined to the
domain properly. On other client stations I browse entire network and
then domain and I see all of the members of the domain like I expect.
An ipconfig on either type of machine shows the same information. On
the machines that don't see all of the domain machines, I just search
for any computer name and it pops up instantly and I can then browse
that machine.

On the 2003 server DNS I have no forwarders. Under the forward lookup
zones there are two entries, one for the name of the 2003 server and
one for the name of the local domain. Under the reverse lookup zones,
there are two entries: one for the local network and one for a remote
network connected by a VPN.

The 2000 machine has problems and I need to get it out of my network.
Why can't I turn off the DNS on it? What is the cause of the browsing
problem on my clients. Thanks.

Here are the ipconfigs from the two servers:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ohndc01
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : office.Net
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : office.Net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Compaq NC3163 Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8B-EB-1F-67

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10


Windows IP Configuration (for 2003 server)

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server2003

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : office.Net

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : office.Net



PPP adapter RAS Server (Dial In) Interface:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.110

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-C7-53-52

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2