Cannot browse to FQDN

hello,

This is on a Windows 2003 domain/LAN.
I have a file server (called ie FileServerName).
the server is listed in the domain DNS (fileservername.ourdomain.com)

i want users to access the fileserver on a separate dedicated FQDN.
so I have created ie ourfileserver.ourdomain.com and put it in the DNS.

the problem:
- i can browse to the NetBios name (ie \\FileServerName)
- i can browse to the IP (ie \\123.456.789.123)
- i can browse to the FDQN of the server name (ie
\\fileservername.ourdomain.com)
- i can nslookup & ping the dedicated FQDN (ourfileserver.ourdomain.com)
- however I cannot browse to that FQDN (\\ourfileserver.ourdomain.com),

any ideas why? and how to get this working?

many thanks

christos

MS has hotfix for this issue. Or check this post.

Can't access cname or alias
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...hp?p=7990#7990

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"Christos Kritikos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> hello,
>
> This is on a Windows 2003 domain/LAN.
> I have a file server (called ie FileServerName).
> the server is listed in the domain DNS (fileservername.ourdomain.com)
>
> i want users to access the fileserver on a separate dedicated FQDN.
> so I have created ie ourfileserver.ourdomain.com and put it in the DNS.
>
> the problem:
> - i can browse to the NetBios name (ie \\FileServerName)
> - i can browse to the IP (ie \\123.456.789.123)
> - i can browse to the FDQN of the server name (ie
> \\fileservername.ourdomain.com)
> - i can nslookup & ping the dedicated FQDN (ourfileserver.ourdomain.com)
> - however I cannot browse to that FQDN (\\ourfileserver.ourdomain.com),
>
> any ideas why? and how to get this working?
>
> many thanks
>
> christos
>