Netbios name issues on AD server   

I have an active directory / wins / DNS server, Server1, which
resolves to ip address 10.0.0.1. In its domain, I've got another
server, Server2, which has the ip address 10.0.0.2.

My problem is as follows:

When I run nslookup on Server2, from Server1, the correct ip address
is returned: 10.0.0.2.
When I check the wins service on Server1, the correct ip address is
returned: 10.0.0.2.
If, however, I try to ping the name "Server2", it resolves to 10.0.0.1
-- which is actually Server1!
Similarly, if I run nbtstat on "Server2, 10.0.0.1 is returned
(incorrectly), but this time with Server2's MAC address!

Any ideas at all?

date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:30:00 -0800 (PST)   author:   BowGene

Re: Netbios name issues on AD server   

Sounds like DNS and WINS aren't agreeing on some of the records.  Check to 
be sure that both WINS and DNS have the correct leases for the right names 
and IP addresses, delete any faulty records.

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"BowGene"  wrote in message 
news:cd01e64f-1e97-452c-8969-a0602b801abd@s37g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>I have an active directory / wins / DNS server, Server1, which
> resolves to ip address 10.0.0.1. In its domain, I've got another
> server, Server2, which has the ip address 10.0.0.2.
>
> My problem is as follows:
>
> When I run nslookup on Server2, from Server1, the correct ip address
> is returned: 10.0.0.2.
> When I check the wins service on Server1, the correct ip address is
> returned: 10.0.0.2.
> If, however, I try to ping the name "Server2", it resolves to 10.0.0.1
> -- which is actually Server1!
> Similarly, if I run nbtstat on "Server2, 10.0.0.1 is returned
> (incorrectly), but this time with Server2's MAC address!
>
> Any ideas at all?

date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:15:04 -0500   author:   Richard G. Harper