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• The response is returned to the client.
Name Resolution Scenarios
This section provides name resolution scenarios for a multi-homed machine using
unqualified single-label and fully qualified queries. In this scenario the Global suffix
search list is not specified.
The following table displays the machine’s DNS configuration:
CONFIGURATION PARAMETER VALUE
Primary DNS Name mydomain.microsoft.com.
(default–same as domain
membership)
Ethernet0
(preferred)
DNS Servers e1, e2, e3 (from DHCP)
DNS Domain Name dns.microsoft.com. (from
DHCP)
TokenRing0 DNS Servers t1, t2, t3 (from DHCP)
DNS Domain Name dns.ntlab.microsoft.com.
(from DHCP)
The Unqualified Single-Label Query Scenarios
Lookup a name on the Ethernet segment: ping ntserver
• Query e1 for ntserver.mydomain.microsoft.com.
• Positive response
Lookup a name on the Token Ring segment: ping products1
• Query e1 for products1.mydomain.microsoft.com.
• Negative response
• Query t1 for ‘products1.mydomain.microsoft.com.’
• Positive response
Lookup a name on the Corporation’s Intranet: ping thunder
• Query e1 for thunder.mydomain.microsoft.com.
• Negative response
• Query t1 for thunder.mydomain.microsoft.com.
• Negative response
• Query e1 for thunder.dns.microsoft.com.
• Positive response
Lookup a bogus name: ping boguz
• query e1 for boguz.mydomain.microsoft.com.
• negative response
• query t1 for boguz.mydomain.microsoft.com.
• negative response
• query e1 for boguz.dns.microsoft.com.
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