setting up dhcp and dns server for automatic dns entry

Gerald

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Jun 2, 2002, 10:15:42 PM6/2/02

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I would like to set up an NT4 server on my network for a dos client which
uses bootp to configure its own IP address and access other windows nodes on
the server that are also dhcp clients of the server. question is the DNS
server does not seem to automatically create entries for the windows and dos
clients so that the dos clients are able to do a DNS query successfully on
the server. Is it possible for me to configure the dhcp and dns server so
that when a client gets its ip address its name and ip is added into the DNS
server records by itself? Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thank you.

ZZZT

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Jun 2, 2002, 11:13:51 PM6/2/02

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Dude the IP address only can get added to a Windows 2000 DNS server because
it supports dynamic updates. And actually the DHCP Server is the one which
updates the DDNS not the client. NT 4 DNS does not do this.

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ch...@nospam.com

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Jun 3, 2002, 1:09:40 AM6/3/02

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On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 23:13:51 -0400, "ZZZT" <ZZZT@no_spam.hotmail.com>
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>Dude the IP address only can get added to a Windows 2000 DNS server because
>it supports dynamic updates. And actually the DHCP Server is the one which
>updates the DDNS not the client. NT 4 DNS does not do this.

I'm pretty sure it's the client that does the registration request.
Look on the DNS tab of the IP setup and you'll see 'register this
connection's address with DNS'? The DDNS is independant of DHCP.

I don't use MS for DHCP or DNS, but the dynamic registration works
just fine with a Linux DHCP/DNS server.

RCC

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Jun 3, 2002, 3:40:29 PM6/3/02

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W2K and later workstation can register the IP in the DNS themselves. Non W2K
ip enabled devices relay on DHCP to do the registration. I've got this setup
running OK, just moved the infrastructure services from NT4 to W2K and works
fine for may winCE terminals, as well as for win98 and WinNT w/s.
Regards,
RCC

ch...@nospam.com

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Jun 3, 2002, 8:14:52 PM6/3/02

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Okay, that makes sense.

Gerald

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Jun 6, 2002, 9:58:25 PM6/6/02

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Hi I would like to implement booting up of dos 6.22 workstations to NT4
server but would not like to run novell. Can somebody give me some ideas
about doing this?

ZZZT

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Jun 7, 2002, 8:02:05 AM6/7/02

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There is a utility on the NT Server CD that allows you to create client boot
CDs but the hard part is configuring the NIC driver.

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Yves Gattegno

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Jun 19, 2002, 8:52:28 PM6/19/02

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"Gerald" <jh...@SingaporeMail.Com> wrote in message news:<191C91BDFE8ED411B844...@pfs21.ex.nus.edu.sg>...

> Hi I would like to implement booting up of dos 6.22 workstations to NT4
> server but would not like to run novell. Can somebody give me some ideas
> about doing this?

You can check wether Qualystem LAN PC software system meets
your requirement. PXE or Bootp prom needed if you want to avoid
diskette booting. More details on www.qualystem.com.

Diskless boot made easy. Qualystem LAN PC is aimed to boot Windows,
but if you can afford booting MS DOS 7.x (the DOS part in Windows 9X),
then Qualystem LAN PC can solve your problem.

HTH

Yves

Vicky Clarke

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Jun 26, 2002, 10:44:35 AM6/26/02

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ch...@nospam.com wrote:

> I'm pretty sure it's the client that does the registration request.
> Look on the DNS tab of the IP setup and you'll see 'register this
> connection's address with DNS'? The DDNS is independant of DHCP.

>=20

> I don't use MS for DHCP or DNS, but the dynamic registration works
> just fine with a Linux DHCP/DNS server.

I've got an NT4 DNS/DHCP server and I can't get DHCP to allocate an
address properly to any clients at the moment - let alone dynamically
register it with the DNS. I don't suppose you know if there's something
specific you have to do to MS DHCP servers to get them talking to
clients and the DNS server? I'm foxed - the setup of the range looks
similar to that of others which worked previously, but those were using
WINS only, not DNS, and I'm not sure what I need to change to get DHCP
and DNS on speaking terms. (The clients are mostly Win2000, if that helps).

Many thanks,
Vicky