Windows 7 not appending connection-specific DNS suffix

Bitmap and Charles below are correct, Microsoft has added a new feature in Windows 7 called DNS Devolution, and there is a policy setting to disable it, as follows:

Run gpedit.msc Browse Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> DNS Client

Enable "Allow DNS Suffix Appending to Unqualified Multi-Label Name Queries"

That should do it.

This change worked for me:

• Run gpedit.msc,
• Browse Local Computer Policy,
• Computer Configuration,
• Administrative Templates,
• Network,
• DNS Client,
• Enable Primary DNS Suffix Devolution Level - Set to 2