Originally posted here by CXGJarrod
The reason I asked about your ISP is because if you computer looks to your ISP's DNS servers for name resolution then your ISP might not have your DNS information. (And therefore would not know where to look when you asked it for your personal domain that you created)

Example: You want to go to Yahoo.com.

Your computer does this (in simple terms):

Your computer contacts your ISP's DNS server and asks do you know where yahoo.com is? ISP's DNS server might need to ask another DNS server. Finally you get a responce. And your ISP's dns server tells your computer yahoo.com is at 66.218.71.198.

Anyway... to get back to the problem. So.... if your DNS server is not responding to a nslookup....

When you type "ipconfig /all" (without quotes) at the command line what does it specify for your DNS server?

Also, you did do a Start - Run - "dcpromo" (without quotes) to get DNS working correct?
When i did this . It says Welcome to Active Directory Installation Services, when i click next, It states " Remove Active Directory"....? Why do i have to remove Active Driectory???

When i type Ipconfig/all, this is what i get.

Windows 2000 IP configuration
hostname: Benq
Primary DNS Suffix : ABC.com
Node type Hybrid
IP routing Enabled : Yes
Wins Proxy Enabled : No
DNS Suffix Search List : 10.0.0.12 <-----Benq IP address

Ethernet adapter local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix : 10.0.0.12
Description: Asus......Blah,blah....
Physical Address : 00-Blah-blah -balh
DHCP Enabled : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled : Yes
IP address : 10.0.0.12
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway : 10.0.0.2
DHCP server : 10.0.0.2
DNS Server : 10.0.0.2

Additional info:
I set TCP/IP properties to" Obtain address automatically" & "Obtain DNS server automatically".
I have tried to set "Obtain DNS server automatically" to 10.0.0.12. But it doesnt work too.
Thanks.

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