I know that you can configure DHCP to update DNS when it hands out an IP to Win9x and NT 4 systems using the 'Always Update DNS' option. What I'm wondering is if this will work for other platforms. If I'm handing out IPs to Unix and Linux machines, and print servers with valid host names, will DHCP update DNS with their host name and IP address also? Marc Creviere
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The book states BIND 8.2.1 and BIND 4.9.7 support dynamic updates, but neither one support secure dynamic updates.
They both support
1)dynamic updates
2) fast zone transfers
3)SRV records
BIND 8.2.1 also supports incremental zone transfers, 4.9.7 does not.
To support SRV records the 4 subdomains have to be manually created._msdcs,_sites,_tcp,_udp
So if the servers in question are BIND servers with at least those specs it should work.
They both support
1)dynamic updates
2) fast zone transfers
3)SRV records
BIND 8.2.1 also supports incremental zone transfers, 4.9.7 does not.
To support SRV records the 4 subdomains have to be manually created._msdcs,_sites,_tcp,_udp
So if the servers in question are BIND servers with at least those specs it should work.
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Well, I've finally had the chance to give this a try.
The verdict:
When you set up DHCP to update DNS for clients that do not support DNS updates, it will not only work for *nix systems, but Mac systems as well. Color me impressed. Also, if the client gets a different IP than it had registered in DNS before, the host record is updated correctly. Marc Creviere
The verdict:
When you set up DHCP to update DNS for clients that do not support DNS updates, it will not only work for *nix systems, but Mac systems as well. Color me impressed. Also, if the client gets a different IP than it had registered in DNS before, the host record is updated correctly. Marc Creviere
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