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

Sat Apr 20 05:18:58 UTC 2002

On Fri, Apr 19, 2002, Eric Germann wrote:
> 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.
> 
> Best of both worlds, or at least the best you can do in the situation ...

yeah, but windows isn't really targeted at the types of people who
do things "right" .. its targeted at the types of people who want
to do things "now".

I mean, if people set up their hosts/networks right - MTU path discovery
would actually still _work_ these days, spam wouldn't be a problem ..
DDoS just Wouldn't Happen(tm) ..

adrian

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