Re: Linux DHCP updating Windows 2000 DNS

From: Matt Payton (mattpayton_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/11/05

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    dalessit@yahoo.com wrote:
    > We are looking at alternatives to our Windows DHCP servers as they do
    > not provide any clustering type functions.
    >
    > I downloaded ISC's DHCP server and loaded it on 2 RedHat 7.3 boxes and
    > I have it clustering fine (once I synched clocks) and giving out IP's
    > to my XP workstations.
    >
    > My only issue is that I can't seem to get DDNS working. The DNS
    > servers my clients point to are W2k DNS servers so they need to be
    > updated when a client gets a new lease.
    >
    > I have my ddns-update-style set to interim, which from reading, is the
    > only setting that will support clustering.
    >
    > Has anyone else gotten this to work in such a configuration?

    I haven't tried with Windows DNS servers. But I have gotten DDSN
    working with bind/ISC dhcp. And, we use Windows DNS and Windows DHCP at
    work, so I'm at least familiar with all the components...

    The first thing I would try is to set the Windows DNS servers to not
    require Secure updates, which I think is the default config, at least
    when Active Directory is involved.

    Doing a little searching, I found the following :
    http://homepages.tesco.net./~J.deBoynePollard/FGA/dns-incompatible-secure-updates.html

    It doesn't specifically say that insecure updates will work, but that is
    implied. Note that allowing insecure updates may or may not be
    acceptable in your environment. But if that "fixes" it, at least you'll
    know what the issue was.

    >
    > If this is the wrong forum to ask or it has already been answered
    > somewhere else (I couldn't find any similar posts) redirection would be
    > much appreciated.

    Even though it isn't about bind, you may want to check in
    comp.protocols.dns.bind since there's a fair number of posts there about
    ddns. There are also the MS news groups...microsoft.public.win2000.dns
    may be another good place to start.

    Good luck.

    -- 
    - Matt -
    

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