In windows 2003 domain condition, have many different clients,include xp,2003,win7, local have some servers,one web server via firewall server publish,domain name via ISP record and all people can use internet access it. and inner client expect for win7 home (not join windows domain) could access local web site through Inner DNS server. mine question is that some win7 clients could not nslookup intranet site. give me hand ! br

Hi, Is there any specific error message? As the issue only occurs with some Windows 7 clients, the cause is located to client computers. This happens if the DNS server can’t be reached or the service isn’t running on client computers. I would like to propose the following suggestions: 1. Run Network Troubleshooter to manually troubleshoot the problem. 2. Check if DNS Service is started. 3. Make sure that you have configured DNS server on your client, you need to configure a DNS Server on your client by performing the following steps: 1) Right click the network icon at the right bottom of screen, click Open Network and Sharing Center, click Change adapter settings and right click the Local Area Connection Properties. 2) Click Protocols, click TCP/IP Protocol, and then click Properties. 3) Click Advanced , click DNS, click Add, and then type the IP address of your DNS server. 4) Click Add, click OK, and then click OK again. 4. Moreover, check the DNS server, make sure that a reverse lookup zone exists and contains PTR records on Windows Server 2003. BTW, you could also post in Windows Server Networking forums for support as well. Best Regards DalePlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Maybe your problem is just the fact that he windows 7 home clients are not a member of your domain. By default domain members append their domain name when they try to resolve a server name i.e. if you enter the url http://mywebserver they look for http://mywebserver.mydomain.xy. Can you reach the web site using the full qualified server name? If this is the case you can adjust the primary DNS suffix of the Windows 7 Home client. To do so open Control Panel -> System. In the section Computer Name, domain and workgroup settings click Change Settings. The system settings dialog will appear. Click Change Button and in the next dialog the More button. You will see a dialog where you can define your primary DNS suffix. Ralf