"Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> We have Win2k3 DHCP/DNS server, non-AD integrated zone that is configured
> to allow dynamic updates.
>
> In the DHCP MMC under 'leases' many of the machines are listed as
> 'host.subdomain.domain.tld' and these work fine regarding DDNS. But many
> machines list 'host.' (without the domain name) and, of course, won't
> process DDNS updates correctly. I believe these machines are XP machines
> and I thought I had a KB article a couple years back about dynamic DNS
> updates on XP - but can't find it.
>
> I am setting the DNS suffix via option 015 in DHCP server, but it doesn't
> work for all clients.

Clients should ALSO be set on their SYSTEM control
panel to have the correct DNS name (computer name
suffix).

Note this is the name of the computer in the SYSTEM
control panel not on the NIC properties.

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"Blake" <blake_duffey@NOSPAM.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u465kC3UGHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> We have Win2k3 DHCP/DNS server, non-AD integrated zone that is configured
> to allow dynamic updates.
>
> In the DHCP MMC under 'leases' many of the machines are listed as
> 'host.subdomain.domain.tld' and these work fine regarding DDNS. But many
> machines list 'host.' (without the domain name) and, of course, won't
> process DDNS updates correctly. I believe these machines are XP machines
> and I thought I had a KB article a couple years back about dynamic DNS
> updates on XP - but can't find it.
>
> I am setting the DNS suffix via option 015 in DHCP server, but it doesn't
> work for all clients.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Blake
>