We are trying to connect our new Windows 2000 system as a client to an existing LAN in order to share a high speed connection. The server system is running Windows NT. It has one NIC connected to an ISP via DHCP and the second NIC connected to the LAN using Private (192.168.0.0) static IP addresses. The Windows 2000 system can ping the server system (192.168.0.1) but cannot resolve IP addresses via the DNS server (also 192.168.0.1). All non-Windows 2000 systems (I have two Windows 95, one Windows 98 system and the Windows NT system) have no problems connecting to this LAN and through it to the Internet. I have disabled the DNS Client service and have made a number of suggested registry changes, but nothing seems to work. Please help!

Paul David Mena 4/29/2001 1:25:10 PM

ok.. i got it. but how to set up DNS on Win2k PRO if i didnt find DNS server on system tools?

Igor Barcelos 2/17/2001 4:47:34 AM

Piece of CRAP!

Bob Levy 1/24/2001 11:30:00 AM

Just one nit - The only real DNS requirement for Win2K is SRV records. DDNS is not an absolute requirement and Microsoft has provided mechanisms for Win2K to work without it (just not as gracefully).

David Dove 6/17/2000 2:05:34 PM

Excellent for beginners! Easy to understand

Aaron Geer 5/25/2000 4:11:43 PM

Excellent refresher on DNS. Minasi makes it easy to follow.

Greg Johns 5/3/2000 11:08:02 AM

Great primer!

Bill Fisher 4/27/2000 12:59:18 PM

TWIMC
I very much appreciated the level of your discussion ("DNS Primer"). All too often, articles of a technical nature are written for engineers while a complete audience of those wishing to learn the basics are left out in the field. Good job of bridging the gap.


Don Brackett 4/27/2000 12:22:41 PM