is your host or dhcp server sending dns dynamic updates for rfc1918?

Eric Germann ekgermann at cctec.com
Fri Apr 19 16:01:31 UTC 2002


The point wasn't to get everyone to convert to MS DNS.  The point was if you
ALREADY HAVE Win2K server running on your network, set it up right and you
can short circuit the problem.  Its not a great conspiracy ....

Also, you can follow these directions from the client end ...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q259922


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu]On Behalf Of
> Ukyo Kuonji
> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 10:35 AM
> To: nanog at nanog.org
> Subject: RE: is your host or dhcp server sending dns dynamic updates for
> rfc1918?
>
>
>
> >From: Eric Germann <ekgermann at CCTEC.COM>
> >
> >If people set up their Win2K networks right, it wouldn't be a problem.
> >Simply install the MS DNS server, point their clients at that,
> then all the
> >updates go there.  And if that DNS server has connectivity to the 'Net at
> >large, it will resolve all their other requests too by chasing the chain
> >from the root down.
>
> Great, just what Microsoft would like to see happen.  In order to
> do this,
> EVERY DNS server that answers queries from end users (or servers)
> would have
> to be a MS DNS server.  Might as well just replace the Internet
> with MSN, no
> offence to those that drive the deathstar.
>
> What I AM trying to figure out is why some win2K systems do this,
> and some
> don't.  Did MS fix/break something with SP2?
>
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