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Unable to ping computers via DNS domain name

I have two desktop computers and recently set up a third computer, a Windows Server 2012 box, for which I installed DNS on it and set it up as a domain controller. I was able to successfully set up each computer to be part of the new domain. There is a router, which goes to the outside world.



Issue:
I cannot ping the other computer via a fully qualified DNS domain name. I also set up an A-record, which neither computer can ping.



Domain: myoffice.com
Computers: ComputerA, ComputerB
Fully Qualified Names: ComputerA.myoffice.com and ComputerB.myoffice.com



Each computer can ping itself using the computer name or its fully qualified name. The server, however can ping either computer.




Each computer has the Primary DNS Gateway set to the server's IP address and the Secondary Gateway set to the router's IP address. The router provides all DHCP addresses.



I created a new A record in the DNS Manager in [DNS | | Forward Lookup Zones | myoffice.com] setting mail.myoffice.com to the IP address of the server. Neither workstation can see the new A-record. I even did an "ipconfig /flushdns", not that that helped.



Obviously, I am not doing something that I should do. How do I troubleshoot the problem(s)?



Update:
Each client computer can ping the IP address of the domain control and by its computer name, just not the fully qualified domain name of the server.




Output of nslookup:
C:\Users\sarah>nslookup bvoffice.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: fe80::224:b2ff:fe57:9758



*** No internal type for both IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses (A+AAAA) records available for bvoffice.com



ComputerA IP Config Output



ipconfig /all


Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Sarah-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : bvoffice.com
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : bvoffice.com


Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 2C-D0-5A-08-42-80
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:


   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 70-54-D2-7E-23-FB
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:4cad:f3e4:e472:b8c0:dfcb:ee45:c6a1(Preferred)
   Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:4cad:f3e4:e472:1dbe:3610:a70b:314d(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b8c0:dfcb:ee45:c6a1%13(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.9(Preferred)

       Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, July 3, 2013 12:56:23 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, July 5, 2013 2:29:40 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::224:b2ff:fe57:9758%13
                                       192.168.0.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 275797202
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-19-50-2E-76-70-54-D2-7E-23-FB
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::224:b2ff:fe57:9758%13
                                       192.168.0.8

                                       192.168.0.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{D8E204FB-BED9-4124-A71F-4A787C17CC6B}:

           Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:3c4e:1fb:b352:c1b(Preferred)

                   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3c4e:1fb:b352:c1b%17(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


Server IP Information



Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BvOffice-Server

   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : bvoffice.com
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : bvoffice.com

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : .......
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:4cad:f3e4:e472:191b:925d:194c:f862(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::191b:925d:194c:f862%12(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.8(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::224:b2ff:fe57:9758%12
                                       192.168.0.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 259027388

   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-19-4E-EB-C4-70-71-BC-C2-87-67
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : ::1
                                       192.168.0.1
                                       127.0.0.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{F8DDE0EA-4905-44FC-A7AB-A2305032D53A}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


ComputerB IP Information



Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Eniko-PC

   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : bvoffice.com
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : bvoffice.com

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 12-26-82-75-A3-06
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : CC-52-AF-C8-ED-C1
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : ..........
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:4cad:f3e4:e472:c436:3a32:a4d5:2ab8(Preferred)
   Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2002:4cad:f3e4:e472:51de:2b58:ba08:d13d(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c436:3a32:a4d5:2ab8%13(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.4(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:47:01 AM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, July 5, 2013 2:52:38 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::224:b2ff:fe57:9758%13
                                       192.168.0.1

   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 367028629
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-6A-5C-11-00-26-82-75-A3-06
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::224:b2ff:fe57:9758%13
                                       192.168.0.8
                                       192.168.0.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:


   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
       Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Qualcomm Atheros 802.11 a/b/g/n Dualband Wireless Network
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-26-82-75-A3-06
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{0DD203E4-1E86-4994-A801-1475B5B30BAD}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:3c67:19c3:3f57:fffb(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3c67:19c3:3f57:fffb%18(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

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