Which isn't strictly necessary, unless you plan on disabling all client based updates.
Personally, we don't use that setting here, with a mix of Win9x on through XP and have no issues with the DNS updates happening correctly. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Inconsistency > > > The reason for adding the server to the group is so that the > DHCP Server > has the appropriate permission to update DNS. > > Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT > Microsoft MVP - Active Directory > Associate Expert > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > > Oluwaseyi Owoeye > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 11:14 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Inconsistency > > > > > > Thanks Todd, > > > > But why do I need to add my DHCP Server to the DnsUpdateProxy group? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Todd Povilaitis > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 5:57 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Inconsistency > > > > I had the very same problem. It was affecting my scripts > > because I wasn't connecting to the machines I thought I was. > > > > * You need to enable DNS scavenging. Don't set anything > > below 48 hours. > > * If you are using DHCP, add your DHCP servers to the > > DnsUpdateProxy group. > > > > -Todd > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Oluwaseyi Owoeye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 05:32 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ActiveDir] DNS Inconsistency > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > I am having a major problem in my organization over here. I > > have set up active directory for about 800 users and about > > 500 workstations. But for some reasons or the other my DNS > > seems to be misbehaving. When I ping a host I get a reply > > from a particular IP address, but when I do a ping -a of the > > same IP address I get an entirely different host. For some > > reason or the other the record I have in my forward lookup > > zones and my reverse lookup zones are not synchronized. Is > > there any way I can resolve this inconsistency because it > > gets worse and worse everyday. Is there any tool I can use to > > correct this. > > > > Thanks > > Seyi > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > > List info : > > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
