are either of these helpful? https://kb.iu.edu/d/agof https://support.ptc.com/help/servigistics/insadmin65_hc/en/index.html#page/Servigistics_InService_Administration_Help_Center/InS_Installing_Disconnected_DNS.html
https://computerstepbystep.com/dns-suffix-search-list.html its a windows NT setting so it may be obsoleted It never occurred to me that thats what that was for, I always thought that was a function of netbios, but id never dealt with it off the local network. I wonder if that why occasionally i have to put in .local on the domain for certain functions? On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 2:17 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > are you talking about DNS Suffix Search List? > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 2:06 PM Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > >> That’s correct. I also googled hosts file dns suffix and nothing. I am >> sure there is a registry setting or a group policy or something causing it >> to get ignored. It does it on both by home computer (a workgroup) and my >> office computers (domain) >> >> >> >> When I find out, I’ll let everyone know as its very helpful >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of * Mike Hammett >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 18, 2019 2:44 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DNS Suffix >> >> >> >> That does work, but isn't what Paul is asking about. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Sterling Jacobson" <sterl...@avative.net> >> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 18, 2019 1:37:00 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] DNS Suffix >> >> On Windows you used to open the Hosts file and enter the ‘alias’ name you >> wanted and what it pointed to and it would work. >> >> >> >> Not sure if that still works, or if you need something more in Windows 10. >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Paul McCall >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:27 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DNS Suffix >> >> >> >> I agree it should be trivial. In our case, we have a domain name where >> ALL internal equipment has a DNS forward have A records for (and in most >> cases reverses), and we prefix that domain name with a zone for each >> tower. So, it would be router.towername.ourdomain.com, >> sitemon.towername.ourdomain.com etc. Used to be able to add >> ourdomain.com to the DNS Suffix and just be able to refer to the piece >> of gear as router.towername and the rest would get internally applied. It >> stopped functioning with Win 10, even though it has the same setup. >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 17, 2019 10:41 PM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DNS Suffix >> >> >> >> More like you telnet to "foo" and the computer fills in foo.bar.net. I >> understand how it could be convenient, but I've never really relied on it. >> >> I do not know the answer to the question. It was definitely a trivial >> feature in older Windows versions, so I'm surprised it isn't trivial still. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> >> On 9/17/2019 9:51 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> I may be showing my ignorance, but what is a DNS suffix? I assume you >> don’t mean tld, like .com or .net. >> >> >> >> Is this a feature where if you don’t enter a domain name, it fills in a >> default? Like if your domain is foo.bar and you address an email to just >> paul, it assumes you mean p...@foo.bar? >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On >> Behalf Of *Paul McCall >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 17, 2019 7:56 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] DNS Suffix >> >> >> >> Anybody know the magic secret of how to make DNS suffixes actually work >> in Windows 10. >> >> >> >> Mine stopped working when I upgrade to Windows 10 a couple years ago, and >> I never got around to figuring it out. Under TCP/IPv4, advanced, DNS, >> Append these….. it seems to ignore it. On my home computer (workgroup) I >> have it defined and it lists the primary suffix in ipconfig /all. On my >> office domain, I have 2 suffixes defined, one shows up in ipconfig, yet >> doesn’t not work. >> >> >> >> Googled a bit, no success. PIA >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> *Paul McCall, President * >> >> *Florida Broadband / PDMNet* >> >> *658 Old Dixie Highway* >> >> *Vero Beach, FL 32962* >> >> *772-564-6800* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >
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