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DNS name resolution fails for "A" record in Windows Server 2012

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Symptoms

In a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 environment, you discover that you can't resolve a hostname to an IPv4 address when you use a single label name instead of a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). In this situation, you receive the following error message:

Name does not exist

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Workaround

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
  • Use an FQDN instead of a single label name.
  • Disable negative caching. To do this, create and configure the following registry entry:

    Registry : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters
    Name of the key : MaxNegativeCacheTtl
    Data Type : REG_DWORD
    Value : 0

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Article Info
Article ID : 3064504
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 7/5/2015
Exists online : False
Views : 276