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Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)

Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is a domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System (DNS). It specifies all domain levels, including the top-level domain and the root zone. A fully qualified domain name is distinguished by its unambiguity; it can only be interpreted one way.

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Is it possible to prevent a node's primary DNS suffix from changing when it joins an active directory domain?

I have a Win2K8 node with dns suffix vm100.eng.mycompany.com. And I want to join it to an AD domain (which uses a different DNS suffix. ad.mycompany.com) but I don't want the node's primary dns suffix to change, and therefore change its FQDN to…
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Does RDC catch the dynamic IP when using FQDN name?

I have connected to my remote server using the FQDN machine name: server1.mydomain.com, one day later I cannot any more connect using server1.mydomain.com but I am still able to connect using the dynamic public IP address. Is there something to…
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Should terminal server clients use FQDNs with a W2K8 print server?

We have a network with Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Servers and a print server, and experience printing problems every morning which disappear after a while. The IT department seems to have no idea what the reason could be. The users connect using RDP…
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External address for a single server

In a few tutorials ive read on how to make a mail server say i need a FQDN for postfix and an exact external address to my mail server for DNS records. I am hosting 4 domain names and have one server behind a router with a static external ip. I…
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Bugzilla: can I configure one "urlbase" that works internally and externally?

PROBLEM: I have Bugzillla 3.6 running on Linux, with a Windows 2008 server for our internal DNS. I need to set Bugzilla's urlbase" so the SAME configuration will work for INTERNAL clients (EX: http://bugs.local/bugzilla) as well as EXTERNAL clients…
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Mac Mini server (10.6) behind router with FQDN hostname

I have a Mac Mini running Mac OS 10.6.6 Server that will be part of a local network, and a static IP from my ISP. I'd like to set up DNS for the Mini with a FQDN as the hostname (example.com) properly. The Mini is behind a router (Apple Airport…
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Resolving FQDNs on Mac DNS Server from a WAN (externally)

I am quite a newbie at this, so please spare me the stick. I have the following networking topology - Comcast Business Gateway<->SonicWall TZ Router<->LAN (Mac OS X Servers). I am using my MacPro as a DNS Server and I have plugged its static LAN IP…
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What should my FQDN be?

When I setup my server, the guide said to use ns1.domain.com, (both my nameservers are ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com). However, recently, I changed it to www.domain.com, and everything works.. However, should it be ns1.domain.com instead? Or…
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Dig vs Whois on Nameserver Update and Reference to Unknown FQDN?

After running a dig on an old domain name moved from an old server to a new one, completely different IP and provider, I ran a dig and found that the listed nameserver does not match the one in the whois. The whois shows the new nameserver, but the…
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Resolving a FQDN to a local server

I have a domain name with WebFaction. I created a new subdomain that I want to point to a local server behind a NAT firewall. I can change the DNS records of the subdomain. What do I change so the FQDN points to the local server? Thanks, Joe
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The correct domain settings in /etc/resolv.conf?

Currently I'm trying to configure settings of internal enterprise domain names for virtual SUSE hosts, which OS is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4. There are two domain names that the SUSE hosts need to resolve: "infra.enterprise.com" and…
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Name resolution without providing the FQDN, but I can't control what DNS suffixes get appended to my queries

I have a virtual laboratory in which I have setup a domain controller that handles all DNS queries for my domain (x.domain - I have full control over this), and it also contains stub zones for all the other domains (a.local, b.local, c.local - all…
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Can windows DNS server be configured to return a fully qualified DNS alias?

Problem We have a 3rd party web app installed on a windows server. There is an alias DNS record setup so that user can type in to a web browser the app name i.e. "testapp" and get the site. This works well in Chrome browser but does not work as well…
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Replace VPS rDNS FQDN with a mail subdomain

I have a VPS with a single IP address and multiple domain names. I used mail-tester.com to check the spam rate of my email. And my results are: Your IP address 93.123.12.43 is associated with the domain 2132217.myisp.net. Nevertheless your…
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Hostname (FQDN)

Hello i have a short question. I try to install ipsconfig but it ask for the follow thing. Full qualified hostname (FQDN) of the server, eg server1.domain.tld [server1.example.com]: I don't know what i must fill in here. My domain called…
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