I am currently setting up a small private network using Debian.

I set up a DNS server using bind 9.

I can do a look up using my linux boxes, but am unable to either join the domain or do a look up from my WinXP or Win 2003 Server.

I get a message stating that it cannot find the"SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.linux.exp"

My domain is "linux.exp" address ranges 192.168.1.* / 255.255.255.0

I don't have samba installed. Just the basic Debian installation, my drivers and bind9.

Is there a special configuration so that DNS records will work with these windows machines?

I appreciate any advice/help with this.

Thanks.

After looking my DNS over again tonight, I can't ping anything by name except for www and www.linux.exp from my debian server and I'm totally shut down pinging anything by name from my win 2003 server.

I can ping by ip address with no prob. from both, so I think the prob is with my DNS scripts.

Here's the scripts for my DNS

/etc/bind/db.linux.exp

$TTL 86400
linux.exp. IN SOA deb.linux.exp. \
myname@mymail.net. (
2004011522 ; Serial no., based on date
21600 ; Refresh after 6 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
604800 ; Expire after 7 days
3600 ; Minimum TTL of 1 hour
)
lpf1 IN A 192.168.1.10
lpf2 IN A 192.168.1.15
deb IN A 192.168.1.20
tux IN A 192.168.1.25
wn23 IN A 192.168.1.30
www IN CNAME deb
@ IN NS 192.168.1.20


And in the following file: /etc/bind/db.1.198.192

$TTL 86400
@ IN SOA www.linux.exp. \
myname@mymail.net. (
2004011522 ; Serial no., based on date
21600 ; Refresh after 6 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
604800 ; Expire after 7 days
3600 ; Minimum TTL of 1 hour
)
10 IN PTR lpf1
15 IN PTR lpf2
20 IN PTR deb
25 IN PTR tux
30 IN PTR wn23
www IN CNAME deb
@ IN NS deb

Any help that anyone could provide is greatly appreciated.

Thanks :-?