I have 4 virtual machines all on the same private network. 2 of them are Windows Server 2016, 1 is Windows Server 2019 and the last one is a Windows 10 client. I'm trying to set up a "fake" root hints server on a 2016 server for educational purposes, and I cannot swap out any of the versions for something else
My servers are:
W2019 Blacktone/com: 10.1.1.1/24 (domain that I need root hints on; set up as a DNS server)
W2016-1 Whitetone/com: 10.1.1.2/24 (separate domain in a different forest)
W2016-2 Root.Hints: 10.1.1.5/24 (primary forward lookup zone, not part of Blacktone or Whitetone)
W10: 10.1.1.10/24 (client in the Blacktone domain)
The problem is that when I add Root.Hints in the Root Hints property tab on Blacktone, it's unable to verify the name and IP address. The following error message occurs: "The server with this IP address is not authoritative for the required zone"
All of the machines can ping each other
The FQDN for Root.Hints is being entered correctly into Blacktone (the name can be resolved)
NetBIOS over TCP/IP has been disabled on all machines
A delegation for Whitetone was created on Root.Hints
"Use root hints if no forwarders are available" has been turned on for Blacktone
There are no forwarders on Blacktone