Hi Team
I have configured a linux dns server locally. Its fully working on linux clients but not windows client as its can't ping host by name. someone told me to create domain controller for working this to windows client as well.
I am new in linux and not aware how to create the domain and add the windows client to this domain.
DNS server name=server.example.com

Can anyone explain how to get this? I am totally stucked here.

Thanks in Advance

you may try to set up samba. it can act as domain controller.

You don't need a domain, you just need to specify the DNS server on the Windows clients (by it's IP not by it's name...)

Already DNS Ip is assigned to windows client.
Can you please trace the below log for windows client

Can you please trace the below log captured from windows client...
C:\Users\hitpc>nslookup server
Server: server.rncihspa.com
Address: 10.20.30.15

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to server.rncihspa.com timed-out


C:\Users\hitpc>nslookup 10.20.30.15
Server: server.rncihspa.com
Address: 10.20.30.15

Name: server.rncihspa.com
Address: 10.20.30.15


C:\Users\hitpc>ping 10.20.30.15

Pinging 10.20.30.15 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.20.30.15: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.20.30.15: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63

Ping statistics for 10.20.30.15:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\Users\hitpc>ping -a 10.20.30.15

Pinging server.rncihspa.com.154.127.10.in-addr.arpa [1
ytes of data:
Reply from 10.20.30.15: bytes=32 time=314ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.20.30.15: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.20.30.15: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=63

Ping statistics for 10.20.30.15:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 314ms, Average = 104ms


C:\Users\hitpc>ping server
Ping request could not find host server. Please check the name and try again.


C:\Users\hitpc>nslookup -debug server
------------
Got answer:
HEADER:
opcode = QUERY, id = 1, rcode = NOERROR
header flags: response, auth. answer, want recursion, recursion a
questions = 1, answers = 1, authority records = 1, additional =

QUESTIONS:
15.30.20.10.in-addr.arpa, type = PTR, class = IN
ANSWERS:
-> 15.30.20.10.in-addr.arpa
name = server.rncihspa.com
ttl = 86400 (1 day)
AUTHORITY RECORDS:
-> 30.20.10.in-addr.arpa
nameserver = server.rncihspa.com
ttl = 86400 (1 day)
ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
-> server.rncihspa.com
internet address = 10.20.30.15
ttl = 86400 (1 day)

------------
Server: server.rncihspa.com
Address: 10.20.30.15

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
timeout (2 secs)
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
timeout (2 secs)
*** Request to server.rncihspa.com timed-out

I think it has the enough to get what i am looking.

Thanks

Anyone has any update the same..