Server cannot register with DNS (DNSAPI Event error 11166)

A server of ours refuses to register its DNS record. I tried deleting the DNS
A record (I had to create a static A record) and doing ipconfig /registerdns
which always returns this "DNSAPI 11166" error in the Event System log. As an
experiment, I changed the server name and strangely under the new name the
server able to successfully register itself in DNS but after changing to the
original name the problem came back. Because this DNS zone is AD integrated,
would it be possible there would be some "remnants" of this old DNS record
that would show in the DNS Management snap-in?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Eric ,


Did you delete the PTR record also ?

Thanks
Chris


"Eric Sauve" wrote:

> A server of ours refuses to register its DNS record. I tried deleting the DNS
> A record (I had to create a static A record) and doing ipconfig /registerdns
> which always returns this "DNSAPI 11166" error in the Event System log. As an
> experiment, I changed the server name and strangely under the new name the
> server able to successfully register itself in DNS but after changing to the
> original name the problem came back. Because this DNS zone is AD integrated,
> would it be possible there would be some "remnants" of this old DNS record
> that would show in the DNS Management snap-in?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the reply Chris,

Yes, I forgot to mention that I did delete the corresponding PTR record in
the reverse lookup zone.

Also it seems I didn't proof read my original post very well, I meant to ask
if it is posssible that a DNS record still exists in AD but isn't listed in
the DNS Management snap-in?

"Chris" wrote:

> Hi Eric ,
>
>
> Did you delete the PTR record also ?
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>
>
> "Eric Sauve" wrote:
>
> > A server of ours refuses to register its DNS record. I tried deleting the DNS
> > A record (I had to create a static A record) and doing ipconfig /registerdns
> > which always returns this "DNSAPI 11166" error in the Event System log. As an
> > experiment, I changed the server name and strangely under the new name the
> > server able to successfully register itself in DNS but after changing to the
> > original name the problem came back. Because this DNS zone is AD integrated,
> > would it be possible there would be some "remnants" of this old DNS record
> > that would show in the DNS Management snap-in?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.

The only other place in DNS would be the DNS cache .ipconfig /displaydns

I did google this and you can find some fixes here :

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?e...DnsApi&phase=1



Here someone is suggesting running netdiag /fix on the server having the
problem .

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/forumarch...st23676018.asp


More info here

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/...ent-11166.aspx


Hope one of these works for ya :)


Thanks

Chris




"Eric Sauve" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Chris,
>
> Yes, I forgot to mention that I did delete the corresponding PTR record in
> the reverse lookup zone.
>
> Also it seems I didn't proof read my original post very well, I meant to ask
> if it is posssible that a DNS record still exists in AD but isn't listed in
> the DNS Management snap-in?
>
> "Chris" wrote:
>
> > Hi Eric ,
> >
> >
> > Did you delete the PTR record also ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > "Eric Sauve" wrote:
> >
> > > A server of ours refuses to register its DNS record. I tried deleting the DNS
> > > A record (I had to create a static A record) and doing ipconfig /registerdns
> > > which always returns this "DNSAPI 11166" error in the Event System log. As an
> > > experiment, I changed the server name and strangely under the new name the
> > > server able to successfully register itself in DNS but after changing to the
> > > original name the problem came back. Because this DNS zone is AD integrated,
> > > would it be possible there would be some "remnants" of this old DNS record
> > > that would show in the DNS Management snap-in?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.

Read inline please.

In news:15E28164-51AB-44C2-A5CB-648CBC2C723F@microsoft.com,
Eric Sauve <EricSauve@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> Thanks for the reply Chris,
>
> Yes, I forgot to mention that I did delete the corresponding PTR
> record in
> the reverse lookup zone.
>
> Also it seems I didn't proof read my original post very well, I meant
> to ask
> if it is posssible that a DNS record still exists in AD but isn't
> listed in
> the DNS Management snap-in?

Yes, it is very possible, but if you'll right click the zone, and select
"Reload", it will reload the zone from AD and update all data in the console
with current data in AD.


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"Eric Sauve" wrote:

> A server of ours refuses to register its DNS record. I tried deleting the DNS
> A record (I had to create a static A record) and doing ipconfig /registerdns
> which always returns this "DNSAPI 11166" error in the Event System log. As an
> experiment, I changed the server name and strangely under the new name the
> server able to successfully register itself in DNS but after changing to the
> original name the problem came back. Because this DNS zone is AD integrated,
> would it be possible there would be some "remnants" of this old DNS record
> that would show in the DNS Management snap-in?
>
> Thanks in advance.