Does Novell DNS for NW6.5 have support for Microsoft Active Directory (AD)?
(Last modified: 03Jun2004)
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goal
Does Novell DNS for NW6.5 have support for Microsoft Active Directory (AD)?
How to get Active Directory servers to register to a NW6.5 DNS server
How to get Microsoft Clients to register their name to a NW6.5 DNS server
fact
Novell NetWare 6.5
Novell DNS/DHCP Management Console
Novell DNS
symptom
Active Directory Server not registering SRV records with the Novell 6.5 DNS server
Microsoft Client not registering it's hostname with NetWare 6.5 DNS server
Cannot install a second Active Directory server using when using NetWare 6.5 DNS server
fix
The version of Novell DNS that runs on NetWare 6.5 is compliant to BIND 9.2, Microsoft recommends to run DNS for Active Directory on BIND version 8.1.2 or later, the server MUST support the SRV RR (RFC 2052), which NetWare DNS does, and have support for the dynamic update protocol (RFC 2136), which Novell supports on NetWare 6.5, (NW 5.x and 6.0 WILL put in workstation names when they get a DHCP address, if using Dynamic DNS).
cause
First, make sure that the Active Directory Domain is more than just a name (it needs to have a dot, or dots in it, like AD.Novell.com, it can't be just ADdomain)
When you have a database with JUST the name, like "test" your server/workstation will register in the in-addr.arpa , but it will NOT register in the DNS Domain for the "test" zone.
fix
Once you have created your DNS zone (that matches the name of the AD Zone, and that has at least one dot in it). You will need to configure the Subnets that can update your DNS Zone. Click on the Zone, select the "Control Lists" tab, for the box "Allow Update" for testing purposes click Add, Generic, Any. (once you get it working this way you can add a subnet IP address/bitmask--but for testing that it works, it is just easier to NOT limit the zone update until you get it working).
You may also have to select "Query Filter" add, Generic, and Any, here as well.
You will perform this action on the DNS zone, and optionally on any .IN-ADDR.ARPA zones that you want your servers/workstations to update.
note
Next, there are TWO Places to check the DNS Domain on your client/server (to make sure that it is registering in the correct Domain), First in the System Propertied, Network Identification (properties, more, Primary DNS suffix of this computer [test.com]).
Then in Network connections (properties, tcpip, properties, advanced, DNS, DNS suffix for this connection [test.com], [CHECK] Register this connection's address in DNS, [CHECK] Use this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration). Then reboot the machine.
The IP address should automatically register.
fix
If your SRV records are not registering with your DNS server, you can try Microsoft's utility NETDIAG /FIX, which can be downloaded at the bottom of Microsoft Article Q265706.
Also,Refer to Microsoft Articles:
Q237675 Setting Up the Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory
Q241515 How to Verify the Creation of SRV Records for a Domain Controller
Q224196 Restricting Active Directory Replication Traffic to a Specific Port
REMEMBER, THAT THE DNS DOMAIN MUST BE THE SAME AS THE ACTIVE DIRECTORY DOMAIN. Novell DNS will service Multiple domains, so you can have one internet domain, one Active Directory domain, another domain, etc, etc, etc.
To test your configuration follow Microsoft article Q241515, using NSlookup:
C:\>nslookup
Default Server: ns.novell.com
Address: 137.65.1.1
> server 192.168.1.1
Default Server: ns.test.com
> set type=any
> _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.test.com
Server: ns.test.com
Address: 192.168.1.1
_ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.test.com SRV service location:
priority = 0
weight = 0
port = 135
svr hostname = adserver1.test.com
ADdomain.com nameserver = ns.test.com
adserver1.test.com internet address = 192.168.1.95
ns.test.com internet address = 192.168.1.1
>exit
document
| Document Title: | Does Novell DNS for NW6.5 have support for Microsoft Active Directory (AD)? |
| Document ID: | 10093063 |
| Solution ID: | NOVL97116 |
| Creation Date: | 26May2004 |
| Modified Date: | 03Jun2004 |
| Novell Product Class: | Connectivity Products |
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