netdiag
The
netdiag utility performs a variety of network
connectivity tests, including a DNS test. The netdiag
/test:DNS command iterates over each active network
adapter and checks whether the hostname has an A record in the domain
specified by the domain suffix for the adapter. If you receive an
error message for the DNS test, you should run
netdiag
/test:DNS
/debug, which will produce verbose output and
help pinpoint the cause of the failure.
If you run netdiag
/test:DNS on a domain controller and receive
errors, you can run it again with the /fix
option to force all the records in the
netlogon.dns file to be refreshed in DNS. See
Chapter 8 for more details on the
netlogon.dns file.
The netdiag utility is available in the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Support Tools.
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