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 ... ========================================================================== Eric Germann CCTec ekgermann@cctec.com Van Wert OH 45801 http://www.cctec.com Ph: 419 968 2640 Fax: 603 825 5893 "The fact that there are actually ways of knowing and characterizing the extent of ones ignorance, while still remaining ignorant, may ultimately be more interesting and useful to people than Yarkovsky" -- Jon Giorgini of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Adrian Chadd Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:35 AM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: is your host or dhcp server sending dns dynamic updates for rfc1918?
On Thu, Apr 18, 2002, Martin J. Levy wrote:
Paul,
now as to who's responsible, ...
I hate to say it, but "Microsoft". This is the default for w2k
and the like. The interesting thing is that it's got a very short timer for retries and hence why your logs are so big. I found this...
http://www.isc.org/ml-archives/bind-users/2001/02/msg01806.html
. time for a BCP, perhaps?
I also thought that w2k and the like should not do a dynamic
dns update if it's on private IP space, but that's not a valid test either, as the "enterprise" may well only exist in private IP space. (Yes... they should run their own zone for the reverse dns).
What _should_ happen IMHO is that this becomes an option thats off by default, rather than on by default. The amount of time saved by admins having this turned on is probably negated by the load placed on bind servers all over the planet - perhaps someone should send M$ an invoice.. :P
Adrian
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