Dear all,

Ive started to get endless problems with my Vista machine trying to resolve
DNS on our domain controller.

This used to work fine, but for some reason I cannot resolve any DNS name on
the Vista machine. I know my network is ok, because when I set DNS on Vista
to use my router this works fine. Its only when I point the Vista to my
Windows 2003.net box.

This gets me so frustrated. I don't get any of these problems with a Mac.

Any people??

Cheers
Paul.

Hello Paul,

Please post an unedited ipconfig /all from the DC and the Vista machine.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Dear all,
>
> Ive started to get endless problems with my Vista machine trying to
> resolve DNS on our domain controller.
>
> This used to work fine, but for some reason I cannot resolve any DNS
> name on the Vista machine. I know my network is ok, because when I
> set DNS on Vista to use my router this works fine. Its only when I
> point the Vista to my Windows 2003.net box.
>
> This gets me so frustrated. I don't get any of these problems with a
> Mac.
>
> Any people??
>
> Cheers
> Paul.

Dear Meinolf,

Actually I have found this has something to do with the Windows Firewall on
the Windows 2003.net domain controller. As soon as I disable this all
traffic works.

What ports do I have to open for DNS?

Cheers
Paul.

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb66955928ca66ee1d916ac4@msnews.microsoft .com...
> Hello Paul,
>
> Please post an unedited ipconfig /all from the DC and the Vista machine.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** us YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Ive started to get endless problems with my Vista machine trying to
>> resolve DNS on our domain controller.
>>
>> This used to work fine, but for some reason I cannot resolve any DNS
>> name on the Vista machine. I know my network is ok, because when I
>> set DNS on Vista to use my router this works fine. Its only when I
>> point the Vista to my Windows 2003.net box.
>>
>> This gets me so frustrated. I don't get any of these problems with a
>> Mac.
>>
>> Any people??
>>
>> Cheers
>> Paul.
>
>

Read inline please.

In news:et$GKmMmIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,
Paul King <paul@servlan.co.uk> typed:
> Dear Meinolf,
>
> Actually I have found this has something to do with the Windows
> Firewall on the Windows 2003.net domain controller. As soon as I
> disable this all traffic works.
>
> What ports do I have to open for DNS?

There are so many ports needed for Active Directory, by the time you get all
the ports open the firewall would be like swiss cheese. The firewall should
be on your router and the firewall on the DC should be disabled.



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