Re: Windows 2000 Server behind IPFW/NAT tries to update external DNS?

From: Landon Stewart (landons@uniserve.com)
Date: 10/04/01 

Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 08:10:59 -0700
To: "Karl M. Joch" <k.joch@kmjeuro.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
From: Landon Stewart <landons@uniserve.com>

>also if i would replace this stupid thing with samba, there is no way for
>it. any idea how to get this stupid M$ thing to not try to update the DNS?
>i know there are things in W2K regarding active directory and DNS, but
>still havnt found a way.

I think what you are running into is the DHCP Client software on the
window's machines automatically send an update when they give their host
name. Try not supplying a host name in the config at all on the Windows
boxes, therefor it can't send anything to update.

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