Host-A record pointing to unknown IP address

I open my DNS server properties and check under "Forward
Lookup Zones" to view the Host-A records. Everything looks
normal, I can see the computer names and their IP
addresses, several Host-A records are named "same as
parent folder", one is pointing to the external NIC, the
other is the internal NIC, but here's where I'm confused,
one with the name "same as parent folder" has the IP
address 192.168.16.200. When I ping-a 192.168.16.200 it
says it's the Small Business server (which makes sense
since this is where the Host-A record is pointing, problem
is I can't find anything on the SBS that is using this
address. Can I delete this, should I just leave it?

fbrown
Tue Nov 04 06:38:12 CST 2003

Thank you for posting your question to the Newsgroup.


If you display the TCP/IP properties and click on the Advanced button of
each NIC do you see that address listed under the IP Settings tab?

If you exit to the command prompt and type ipconfig /all does the
192.168.16.200 address appear?

If you type ping -a 192.168.16.200 what name does the IP address resolve to?

If may also be a hold over from a previously install NIC. Device Manager
does not show non-present device by default even if you enable 'Show hidden
devices" in the 'View' menu. To view non-present devices you must set the
DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES environment variable to a non-zero value and
then launch the Device Manager from the command prompt as shown below.

At a command prompt, type:

C:\>set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1

Then type:

C:\>devmgmt.msc<BR/>
Then, from Device Manager's "View" menu, select the "Show hidden devices"
option. Expand the Network Adapters any non present device will display as
dimmed or grayed out. If you see a NIC appear as not installed, uninstall
it.


Regards,

Frank Brown
Microsoft Small Business Server Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

ntwrk
Wed Nov 05 07:21:12 CST 2003

Frank, can't thank you enough. I did an ipconfig /all and
it turns out it's a PPP dial-up adapter. Learn something
new everyday, thanks again.