I'll check that, Herb.

I imagine that can't be configured via DHCP, huh?

Blake

"Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
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> "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
>>
>
>