NSLOOKUP utility

[Fitzdawg]

I did a nslookup for bonn.nwtraders.msft and received the following message.

>bonn.nwtraders.msft
Server: london.nwtraders.msft
Addresses: 192.168.1.200, 10.20.30.200

**london.nwtraders.msft can't find: Non-existent domain
>

What does this message mean?
And how can it be rectified?

I had changed the IP addresses.

Thanks

[PrntRhd]

I think you mean you did a DNS Lookup?
The error means that the DNS server you are using cannot resolve the domain name you are looking up.
What is the msft?

Edit:
Is this a homework question for adding accounts to Windows 2003 Server?
Do a Google search for nwtraders.

[juniper]

I did a nslookup for bonn.nwtraders.msft and received the following message.

>bonn.nwtraders.msft
Server: london.nwtraders.msft
Addresses: 192.168.1.200, 10.20.30.200

**london.nwtraders.msft can't find: Non-existent domain
>

What does this message mean?
And how can it be rectified?



This means neither of your DNS servers at IP address 192.168.1.200 and secondary DNS server at 10.20.30.200 have DNS records for the domain. How do you fix it? by adding an "A" record to your DNS server. (.msft is not publicly registerable)

I had changed the IP addresses.
What do you mean? what exactly are you trying to do? create an "A" record in your own DNS server? Are you doing like username mapping from windows to Unix or somethin?

I think you mean you did a DNS Lookup?


NSLOOKUP is a dns query tool, at command prompt type nslookup and then help for syntax.

What is the msft?
Stands for microsoft

[Variable]

It's from a MS course book.

[juniper]

Ahhh Variable would know that. So whats the question pertain to in the book Variable? I really didnt understand what he was saying.

[Variable]

I don't remember which lab it is but if I remember correctly it is 70-290 or 291 course work. the problem probably lies in the fact that the A record for the domain does not match the IP address.

A NSLOOKUP will ask the local DNS server (whatever that is), if DNS is installed and the machine is pointing to itself for resolves, an A record for the appropriate DNS name must exist on the local DNS server.

[juniper]

Ahh I see its a lab where you are setting up DNS on the server and the local DNS server is itself and you need to point the machine to itself as its primary DNS server so it can register itself and resolve the internal domain. Like for the first domain controller. the whole .msft screwed me up was wondering why using that domain.