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| cm2gj 2002-06-05, 11:19 am |
| Hello everybody.
I have a small question about DNS.
I implement a Windows 2000 Domain yesterday, just install service pack 2, dhcp, dns, ad...
all the Workstations are windows 98, and i can´t test GPO´s on this computers.
I don´t know if the problem is that Windows 98 can´t take advantage of GPOs or if i have problems with SRV records in DNS...
please help! | |
| psnell 2002-06-05, 11:40 am |
| I'm not sure if I understand your question, but, in answering what I think you're asking . . . I do not believe you can apply GPO's to Win98 machines. To the users doamin accounts yes, but not to the machines themselves. I don't quite see the relevance to DNS in the question. -- Pete | |
| Sexy Lexy 2002-06-05, 12:07 pm |
| GPO's will not restrict a windows 98 client. However if you really want to test GPO's in 2000 then apply a GPO to the server that you are using. 
But be warned, don't restrict anything that will inhibit the administration or you may not be able to remove the policy afterwards.
Happy restricting! | |
| Lucidity 2002-06-05, 12:19 pm |
| GPO's can only be applied when:
The users are using computers running Windows 2000.
The Authenticating domain controller is a Windows 2000 DC.
If you clients were in a mixed mode domain (meaning NT 4.0 dc's), they would not process GPO's EVEN IF THEY ARE WINDOWS 2000 CLIENTS, if the authenticating DC is an NT 4.0 BDC.
If you clients are not running windows 2000/xp, then there is no way to apply GPO's to them. | |
| cm2gj 2002-06-05, 12:40 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by psnell
I'm not sure if I understand your question, but, in answering what I think you're asking . . . I do not believe you can apply GPO's to Win98 machines. To the users doamin accounts yes, but not to the machines themselves. I don't quite see the relevance to DNS in the question. -- Pete
Thanks for your response.
The relevance to the DNS: Without DNS, the GPO´s don´t work. I have the doubt if DNS was bad implemented or the problem is the windows 9x workstations.
thanks
alex | |
| cm2gj 2002-06-05, 12:42 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Sexy Lexy
GPO's will not restrict a windows 98 client. However if you really want to test GPO's in 2000 then apply a GPO to the server that you are using.
But be warned, don't restrict anything that will inhibit the administration or you may not be able to remove the policy afterwards.
Happy restricting!
Thanks for the tip about win98 clients. Now i check my DNS and have good SRV records. Without them, GPO´s don´t work. But the problem is with the win9x clients. I check some gpo´s but don´t work with this clients.
about the restriction, with domain administrator account, i can remove any GPO´s that i implement. no problem with that.
thanks | |
| Sexy Lexy 2002-06-05, 12:44 pm |
| Active directory won't work without DNS and as GPO's are part of active directory then you can't have Active Directory without having a DNS server installed initially.
GPO's only work on the Windows 2000 operating system they will not implement on downlevel clients.
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| cm2gj 2002-06-05, 12:44 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Sexy Lexy
GPO's will not restrict a windows 98 client. However if you really want to test GPO's in 2000 then apply a GPO to the server that you are using.
But be warned, don't restrict anything that will inhibit the administration or you may not be able to remove the policy afterwards.
Happy restricting!
I apply Gpos to OU´s in the domain.
Not doubt now: the problem is the OS of the client: Win9x.... | |
| cm2gj 2002-06-05, 12:45 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Lucidity
GPO's can only be applied when:
The users are using computers running Windows 2000.
The Authenticating domain controller is a Windows 2000 DC.
If you clients were in a mixed mode domain (meaning NT 4.0 dc's), they would not process GPO's EVEN IF THEY ARE WINDOWS 2000 CLIENTS, if the authenticating DC is an NT 4.0 BDC.
If you clients are not running windows 2000/xp, then there is no way to apply GPO's to them.
thanks. very helpfull!!
thanks! | |
| psnell 2002-06-05, 1:15 pm |
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The relevance to the DNS: Without DNS, the GPO´s don´t work. I have the doubt if DNS was bad implemented or the problem is the windows 9x workstations
OK, I understand what you meant now. The probelm is clearly with the downlevel clients. | |
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| quote:
Originally posted by psnell
OK, I understand what you meant now. The probelm is clearly with the downlevel clients.
thanks to you.
a question: how i can test if DNS is working SUPER OK?.. pass both TEST in the properties of the DNS, the recursive and the other test are PASSED but i want to know a really way to test my DNS. is a local DNS only for internal resolution but have ISP forward configured. | |
| psnell 2002-06-05, 4:25 pm |
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but i want to know a really way to test my DNS.
I use nslookup extensively to troubleshoot suspected DNS problems. You can run it both interactively and noninteractively, get authorative or nonauthorative answers and see all the query and response messages. It's a good utility to become familiar with.
HTH -- Pete |
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