Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 15:13:36 -0500 From: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dhclient & dynamic DNS updates Message-ID: <20031102201336.GF7119@numachi.com> In-Reply-To: <20031101233412.GA33988@ussenterprise.ufp.org> References: <20031101233412.GA33988@ussenterprise.ufp.org>
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On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 06:34:12PM -0500, Leo Bicknell wrote: > Best I can tell from the config this should make dhclient send a > dynamic DNS update to the server listed as "primary" in the zone > section adding hostname.my.example.com. However, tcpdump shows no > DNS update packets of any kind coming from the machine running > dhclient. I've never tried to make use of this feature. The manpage for dhclient.conf(5) says: "The fqdn.encoded option may need to be set to on or off, depending on the DHCP server you are using." Which tells me that your client isn't sending the updates, but is asking the DHCP server to send the updates, which obviously depends on who's DHCP server you're talking to. The dhclient.conf(5) does go on the describe a method of doing DNS updates in the DHCP client script. Myself, I've configured my DHCP server to honor 'send host-name' directives, and update my nameservers. That way, even the most unsophisticated DHCP clients (re: Windows boxes) can make use of my infrastructure... > -- > Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org - CCIE 3440 > PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/ > Read TMBG List - tmbg-list-request@tmbg.org, www.tmbg.org -- Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA BSD admin/developer at large
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