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Canuck - 07 Apr 2004 17:16 GMT

Can Non Windows devices update Windows 2000 DNS?
We've got Linux, Unix and Cisco devices that are Static and aren't updating
our W2K DNS.
Trying to understand if the setting is on our end or if we are missing some
setting on theirs?

We have dynamic updates set to secure and nonSecure.
and do not have WINS forwarding turned on as the systems aren't in WINS
anyways.

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Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] - 08 Apr 2004 00:14 GMT

> Can Non Windows devices update Windows 2000 DNS?
> We've got Linux, Unix and Cisco devices that are Static and aren't
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> and do not have WINS forwarding turned on as the systems aren't in
> WINS anyways.

Win2k DHCP can do this for you, setup with option 081 (The DNS Tab of scope
or server properties _is_ option 081) to always update DNS.
Option 006 DNS server address
Option 015 with the domain name you want the machines registered in.

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Canuck - 08 Apr 2004 14:18 GMT

Yes I knew about the DHCP option as we use it for NT 4.0 Servers (yes they
are still running)

So would it be valid that these non windows devices will NOT register with
the W2K DNS?

Options would be to create an alias or use DHCP?

> In news:OAGUsuLHEHA.2452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> Canuck <trzaskowski.mark@nospam.mayo.edu> posted a question
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> Option 006 DNS server address
> Option 015 with the domain name you want the machines registered in.

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Jonathan de Boyne Pollard - 08 Apr 2004 10:34 GMT

C> Can Non Windows devices update Windows 2000 DNS?

Yes, as long as neither end is using secure Dynamic DNS updates and thereby
locking one in to either ISC's softwares or Microsoft's softwares.

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