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Jdope225
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DNS Alias
DNS, MX record, DNS management, Static IP address
I have a simple AD setup w/ 2003 running DHCP and DNS. I have another server on the same network that has a static IP address. The name of the server is meaningful to our IT people but not so much to our uses. I am trying to add an alias entry to DNS so users can navigate the shares using a simple name like \\file instead of the long confusing computer name.

I am able to browse to the machine using \\computerName and \\ipAddress. However if I add either an ARecord or CRecord (tried both), I am able to ping and get a correct ip address, but if i try browsing \\newAliasName it cannot find the target. I suspect that I am not grasping what is going on here.

Is there a way to create an alternate name in DNS to point to the same server?

Thank you,
ASKED: May 14 2009  11:04 PM GMT
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It sounds like you are doing the right thing. Once you create the new DNS record, make sure to do an IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS to flush your DNS records.
Last Answered: May 15 2009  5:18 AM GMT by Mshen   23525 pts.
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