Guest ctvader Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Is there a way to tell the Microsoft DHCP server to force DNS registration? We have a Windows 2000 DHCP server that has the computer with a pen icon next to all the addresses, which is telling me that DDNS updates are pending. We have other DHCP servers that register the clients fine. Is there a way to tell the DHCP server to use a specific DNS server? Thanks.
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Windows 2000 DHCP - forcing DNS registration hello, That may be a problem with the ownership of the dns entry. You may delete one to check. About which dns server uses the dhcp server: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/d0e19b57-c368-46c2-b017-caf25ae150ec1033.mspx?mfr=true The DHCP server might be configured in one of the following ways: The DHCP server registers and updates client information with the authoritative DNS server of the zone in which the DHCP server is located according to the DHCP client request. This is the default configuration for DHCP servers running Windows Server 2003 and DHCP clients running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or a Windows Server 2003 operating system. In this mode, the DHCP client can request the way in which the DHCP server performs updates of its host (A) and pointer (PTR) resource records. If possible, the DHCP server accommodates the client request for handling updates to its name and IP address information in DNS. To modify this setting, select the Dynamically update DNS A and PTR records only if requested by the DHCP clients check box, which is located in Properties on the DNS tab on the applicable DHCP server or on one of its scopes. The DHCP server always registers and updates client information in DNS. This is a modified configuration supported for DHCP servers running Windows Server 2003 and DHCP clients running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or a Windows Server 2003 operating system. In this mode, the DHCP server always performs updates of the client's FQDN, leased IP address information, and both its host (A) and pointer (PTR) resource records, regardless of whether the client has requested to perform its own updates. To modify this setting, select the Enable DNS dynamic updates according to the settings below check box and click Always dynamically update DNS A and PTR records, which is located in Properties on the DNS tab on the applicable DHCP server or on one of its scopes. -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com "ctvader" <jeff.swift@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187884254.259782.158770@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > Is there a way to tell the Microsoft DHCP server to force DNS > registration? We have a Windows 2000 DHCP server that has the > computer with a pen icon next to all the addresses, which is telling > me that DDNS updates are pending. We have other DHCP servers that > register the clients fine. Is there a way to tell the DHCP server to > use a specific DNS server? > > Thanks. >
Guest ctvader Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Windows 2000 DHCP - forcing DNS registration Thanks Mathieu. I'll have to test if its the ownership of the DNS record. What puzzles me is why are the other DHCP servers I have registering the clients fine. Thanks for the help and the link. Jeff
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Windows 2000 DHCP - forcing DNS registration Is it the same workstation that is registered successduly on a dhcp server and not on another ? -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com "ctvader" <jeff.swift@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187890036.286823.90950@q4g2000prc.googlegroups.com... > Thanks Mathieu. > > I'll have to test if its the ownership of the DNS record. What > puzzles me is why are the other DHCP servers I have registering the > clients fine. Thanks for the help and the link. > > Jeff > >
Guest ctvader Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Windows 2000 DHCP - forcing DNS registration This is a legacy DHCP server (Windows 2000 SP4) that has been around for years and serves 5 subnets of our network (the other DHCP servers are in other buildings/sites) so all clients that are pointing to it are being affected. The other DHCP Servers (mix of W2K and W2K3) do not experience the same problem. We're going against a Linux DNS server (BIND) but we know thats not the problem.
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Re: Windows 2000 DHCP - forcing DNS registration So you don't know if a workstation getting dhcp from it would get dns registered correctly if using another dhcp ? If you have only 2000/XP, as written in the webpage of my previous post, dhcp client can register themselves DNS IN A. The dhcp only register the PTR. That would be a more simple config -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com "ctvader" <jeff.swift@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1187891364.653932.229120@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > This is a legacy DHCP server (Windows 2000 SP4) that has been around > for years and serves 5 subnets of our network (the other DHCP servers > are in other buildings/sites) so all clients that are pointing to it > are being affected. The other DHCP Servers (mix of W2K and W2K3) do > not experience the same problem. We're going against a Linux DNS > server (BIND) but we know thats not the problem. >
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