Brian's description is precisely how NT 4 works. I'd say the same for 2000, but they effected a lot of scary changes to the networking implementation during their latest OS rewrite. Shortly after the 1st post appeared, I verified firsthand (ethereal & a browser: most likely much quicker than the original poster's online search, and more definitive) that 2000 advanced server behaves this way, but I don't really have access to other versions of the 2000 software to test with .
In general, you're more likely to find the type of information the original poster was seeking in articles about how to use network monitor than their ip white papers, since packet-capturing tutorials like working with well-defined examples such as DNS. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Hill" To: Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:21 PM Subject: Re: DNS - Unicast or Broadcast? [7:44060] > Patrick Ramsey wrote: > > > > windows clients will actualy send unicast to ALL listed dns > > servers... Instead of quearying the first, timeout, second, > > timeout, etc.... They just assume all will time out and send it > > to all listed. but it is definately unicast. > > > > -Patrick > > Patrick, > > Unless you can back this up with a sniff or Q article, I am going to > strongly disagree with this one. To my knowledge, windows clients actually > just send to the first server listed. If that server NEVER responds, it > sends to the second. But if that server responds negatively (i.e. "I can't > find the host"), the client will never query any other servers, due to the > fact that the other servers SHOULD (assuming root hints and forwarding are > correctly configured) respond with the same answer. > > Brian Hill > CCNP, CCDP, MCSE 2000 (Charter Member),MCSE+I (NT4.0), > MCSA (Charter Member), MCP+I, MCP(21), Inet+, Net+, A+ > Lead Technology Architect, TechTrain > Author: Cisco, The Complete Reference > http://www.alfageek.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44165&t=44060 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
