Hi,

We have a network which runs with windows 2003 AD server and a DNS
server. We have about 150 client PCs and they all run win XP.


Usually, whenever I setup a XP client, I manually append (enter) a
list of FQDNs as DNS suffixes (in order) to resolve some of the
addresses.


Is there any way that I can configure the existing DNS server to
support the resolution of all these additional FQDNs rather than me
configuring each XP client manually?

Read inline please.

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AmindraS@gmail.com <AmindraS@gmail.com> typed:
> Hi,
>
> We have a network which runs with windows 2003 AD server and a DNS
> server. We have about 150 client PCs and they all run win XP.
>
>
> Usually, whenever I setup a XP client, I manually append (enter) a
> list of FQDNs as DNS suffixes (in order) to resolve some of the
> addresses.
>
>
> Is there any way that I can configure the existing DNS server to
> support the resolution of all these additional FQDNs rather than me
> configuring each XP client manually?

The DNS Server should be able to resolve the names anyway, but the DNS
server does not append suffixes, that is the responsibility of the DNS
Client if it needs to resolve non-FQDNs.

That said, if you are having to manually add the DNS suffix search list,
there is a better way, using Group Policies.
Computer Configuration
-Administrative templates
-Network
-DNS Client

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Best regards,
Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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