DNS not register with non Windows DHCP

Hi,

I'm sure it is a well known question, but I just cannot find the
solution.

I've an AD, with a windows 2003 DNS & DHCP server in my Headquarter,
every time a computer request a new IP from DHCP, it is automatically
updated in my DNS server (great !).
I have also some remote offices, which are on the same domain, and use
the same DNS server, but unfortunately for some technical reason, the
DHCP addresses have to be releases by a Linux box, or some VoIP
appliances. Of course my computers gets a IP address, but it's not
updated in the Windows DNS server.

How can I achieve this ?

Thanks a lot
Personne

"Personne" <cpdivers@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm sure it is a well known question, but I just cannot find the
> solution.
>
> I've an AD, with a windows 2003 DNS & DHCP server in my Headquarter,
> every time a computer request a new IP from DHCP, it is automatically
> updated in my DNS server (great !).
> I have also some remote offices, which are on the same domain, and use
> the same DNS server, but unfortunately for some technical reason, the
> DHCP addresses have to be releases by a Linux box, or some VoIP
> appliances. Of course my computers gets a IP address, but it's not
> updated in the Windows DNS server.
>
> How can I achieve this ?
>
> Thanks a lot
> Personne

Hello Personne,

I'm sorry, I don't fully understand this part:
"> I have also some remote offices, which are on the same domain, and use
> the same DNS server, but unfortunately for some technical reason, the
> DHCP addresses have to be releases by a Linux box, or some VoIP
> appliances. Of course my computers gets a IP address, but it's not
> updated in the Windows DNS server."

I'm not exactly sure how Linux or VOIP can release a DHCP lease that would
affect a workstation or any other machine, unless I mis-understood your
post. Can you re-word it, please?

Are you using a Windows DHCP?

The rules for DNS dynamic registration are:
1. The zone allows updates (appears that is correct on your DNS)
2. The machine's Primary DNS Suffix is the same exact name of the zone.
3. The machine only uses the Windows DNS in its IP configuration.

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Here are more details.

On my remote sites I do not use a Windows DHCP server, but a Linux or
Voip appliance for DHCP, to release IP addresses to my remote office
workstation.
Each remote office has its own Linux or VoIP appliance. Each remote
site has a different network Site A: 192.168.1.0/24 Site B:
192.168.2.0/24 etc ...

These workstations are attached to the domain, use my domain Windows
DNS server. But they get their IP from the Linux box or VoIP
appliance.

or even to make it even easier to understand

I've a windows domain, I have a windows DNS server, but my DHCP is not
Windows, but something else (Linux,Novell,..)
How to register my computers with their new DHCP address, into my
Windows DNS (A) (PRT)?

Hello Personne,

On the workstations NIC make sure "register this connections in DNS" is set
to enabled. And also that the workstations use only the domain DNS servers.

Please post an unedited ipconfig /all form a problem client and your DC/DNS
server.

Best regards

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> or even to make it even easier to understand
>
> I've a windows domain, I have a windows DNS server, but my DHCP is not
> Windows, but something else (Linux,Novell,..)
> How to register my computers with their new DHCP address, into my
> Windows DNS (A) (PRT)?

"Personne" <cpdivers@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:16a63270-250d-4adc-af41-336e1c3088a9@b25g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
> or even to make it even easier to understand
>
> I've a windows domain, I have a windows DNS server, but my DHCP is not
> Windows, but something else (Linux,Novell,..)
> How to register my computers with their new DHCP address, into my
> Windows DNS (A) (PRT)?


I agree with Meinolf, to make sure that the LInux or whatever DHCP is being
used, is only handing out (Option 006) the Windows DNS servers for DNS
address, as well as Option 015 the AD DNS domain name. If the DHCP is
handing out an ISP's DNS address or the router's IP address, then the
registration request will never go to your DNS servers and going elsewhere.

Ace

Make sure to have the clients register their own dns.

Configure DNS dynamic updates for DHCP clients
By default, Windows Server 2003-based, Windows 2000-based, and Windows
XP-based DHCP clients are configured to request that the client register the
A resource record and that the server register the PTR resource record. By
default, the name that is used in the DNS registration is a concatenation of
the computer name and the primary DNS suffix. To change this default name,
open the TCP/IP properties of your network connection.

To change the dynamic update defaults on the dynamic update client, follow
these steps:
In Control Panel, double-click Network Connections.
Right-click the connection that you want to configure, and then click
Properties.
Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), click Properties, and then click Advanced.
Click DNS.

By default, Register this connection's address in DNS is selected and Use
this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration is not selected. This
default configuration causes the client to request that the client register
the A resource record and the server register the PTR resource record.
Click to select the Use this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration
check box.

The client will then request that the server update the PTR record by using
the FQDN. If the DHCP server is configured to register DNS records according
to the client's request, the client registers the following records:
The PTR record.
The A record that uses the name that is a concatenation of the computer name
and the primary DNS suffix.
The A record that uses the name that is a concatenation of the computer name
and the connection-specific DNS suffix.
To configure the client to make no requests for DNS registration, click to
clear the Register this connection's address in DNS check box.



From:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816592/


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"Personne" <cpdivers@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1b3a8030-2087-4841-aa7a-39363ba9fe63@f20g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm sure it is a well known question, but I just cannot find the
> solution.
>
> I've an AD, with a windows 2003 DNS & DHCP server in my Headquarter,
> every time a computer request a new IP from DHCP, it is automatically
> updated in my DNS server (great !).
> I have also some remote offices, which are on the same domain, and use
> the same DNS server, but unfortunately for some technical reason, the
> DHCP addresses have to be releases by a Linux box, or some VoIP
> appliances. Of course my computers gets a IP address, but it's not
> updated in the Windows DNS server.
>
> How can I achieve this ?
>
> Thanks a lot
> Personne