DNS Settings

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Citimouse

Hi,

OK. I ought to shoot myself for asking this question.

May I know, when a client (eg. Win2k Pro) is running DHCP, it gets the IP
address from the DHCP server. However, where does it get its DNS settings?
If I want to change the DNS IP the client get, where do I change it?

Thanks.
 
The DNS settings are the IP address from the DHCP server.You cannot change
it and use DHCP , that is what dhcp is for, you obtain your IP address from
a DHCP service(server or router). If you want to change the IP address of
your client you just uncheck "obtain an IP address automatically" in the
properties window of the TCP/IP, etc depending on your particular setup.
Give the client a static IP address.
Frank
 
Open the properties of your TCP/IP settings then
change "Obtain DNS server address automatically" to "Use
the following DNS server sddreses". Then enter your
Preferred and Alternate DNS server IP addresses.
 
In DHCP-server, Scope options you have to set 003, 006, 015 and if you have
W9x, ME or NT4-clients also 044 and 046 (0x8). The 006 option will push the
DNS (which should point to the server- or router-IP).

Marina
 
Maybe you are asking how does your DHCP server pick the IP addresses it
hands out to clients on your LAN. The 192.168.xxx.yyy addresses that it
serves are "non-routable" addresses that will not be sent out onto the real
Internet.
 
You can also assign ip addresses manually in the tcp/ip configuration of a dhcp
client for a dns server if you wish and still have it get it's ip address and other
info from the dhcp server. Generally you want to change the information in the scope
options for the dhcp server. --- Steve
 
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