ERROR: Could not find a net address for this server - Error : 11004

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  • 20-Feb-2008
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 for Windows 2003
Novell eDirectory 8.8 for Windows 2003

Situation

ERROR: Could not find a net address for this server - Error : 11004
ERROR: Could not connect. Error : 11004

The above errors are seen when running a DSREPAIR | Repair Network addresses for a Windows server.

Resolution

When running a DSREPAIR | Repair Network addresses a DNS lookup of the server name will fail if the DS server name and host name differ. (Note: By default the host name and DS server name differ as the eDirectory install automatically appends "-NDS" on to the host name.

To work around this issue, do the following:

Add an entry in the hosts file corresponding to the DS server name and the IP address of the machine.

By default for Windows 2003, the hosts file should reside in the C:/Windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts.

By default for Windows 2000, the hosts file should reside in the C:/WINNT/system32/drivers/etc/hosts.