ping www.<url here>.com --- host unknown?

[ajskydiver]

My Windows NT 4.0 Server assigns IP addresses to clients but for some reason, I can't ping any site without knowing the numeric IP address (on the clients)---although the NT server will resolve the name for pinging without any problems.

I've got the correct DNS servers for the NT Server (obviously), but how do I get the NT Server to let the clients &quot;know&quot; that info?

Any insight, info would be greatly appreciated
AJ

 

[ScottMac]

If you bring up the DHCP admin and put the correct DNS settings in the &quot;additional information&quot; (mental block on the correct tab name) tab, the server will then pass that info to the clients along with the address.

In addition to DNS and Gateway, you can set WINS servers, time servers, subnet masks, trap receivers, bunches of stuff.

Poke around the DHCP server screens, you'll find it.

Good Luck

Scott

 

[ajskydiver]

Thanks for the response, Scott.

I thought I had that part covered since the NT Server has two IP addresses of DNS servers that work correctly only for that server...it's just that the clients aren't getting the info, but they are getting an IP address assigned...which I'm kinda stumped. I'll poke around see if I missed or overlooked something, which I probably have.

~AJ

 

[ScottMac]

The addresses come out of a pool, which is part of the basic config process (you know that, you did that, it's working). There's another category tab that will have the stuff listed that I mentioned above (DNS, Default Router(s), NNTP, mail server address, lots of extra parms. Find that, and you've got it licked.

Good Luck

Scott

 

[Zach]

You can double check what DHCP info is being handed out by running winipcfg on Win9x boxes, ipconfig on NT/2K systems, and ifconfig in the *nix's.

 

[ajskydiver]

Thanks for the responses guys!

For whatever reason, the DNS server wasn't working, so I changed the IP addresses, and everything works great.

~AJ

Should've kept it simple and checked them first.