--- Original message ---
Subject: Re: [Samba] name resolution: dns name different to windows
machinename
From: Gaiseric Vandal <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, 20/12/2010 5:15 PM
I am not sure how you would have a DNS server assign random names.
But if
you aren't going to have the correct entries for the XP machine in
DNS, then
you probably should not have any DNS entries for those machines. XP
machines can register their hostnames directly in DNS (if the DNS
server
supports it.) In general I don't think workstations machines need to
be in
DNS at all since (unless you have shared folders or printers.)
It's certainly easier when a help desk request comes in to ask the
user for the machine name label, then try and get the machines IP
addy. rdp://acct1 rdp://lab7 rdp://eng21 rdp://admin5
soooooo
But yeah, WinXP and up have no problem doing this. dhcp can be a big
help as well.
I general
DISABLE dynamic updates in DNS and don't have DNS assignments/static
IP's
for most XP machines.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Marcus
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 5:17 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Samba] name resolution: dns name different to windows
machine name
Hi,
we are running a samba domain controller as master with activated
WINS.
The machine name of each WinXP client is set manually during the
installation initial process. Each client is using the WINS server of
our domain controller. The WinXP clients are getting their IP by a
global DNS Server, which sets the DNS and reverse DNS entry
identically
to the windos machine name.
Now the administrator of the DNS server is planning to change the DNS
and reverse DNS concept in the way that the DNS and reverse DNS entry
will be not identically to the windows machine name any more. The
WinXP
clients will get a generic, randomly set DNS/reverse DNS entry.
Does this have any effects for functionality of my samba domain
controller and/or the WinXP clients?
Thanks,
Marcus
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