Setting DNS Suffix order in DHCP

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Nishanth

Hi,

I have a DNS Server hosting multiple domains. I have a
DHCP Server to serve the clients.

How do I update DNS Suffix search order in DHCP server so
that all the clients update the same. This is because if a
client tries to PING with just a hostname, it should
search DNS with suffixing firstdomain, seconddomain and so
on....

I can do it by adding it on each workstations, but can I
achieve the same using DHCP...?

Please help asap,

Regards,
Nishanth
 
hi not sure what u mean, do u mean DNS search order liek a
client will first try primary dns server if that fials
seocndary dns server/ if so u can jsut do this in server
options - no 006 jsut put primary first then ad seocndary
such that the primary is above the seocndary in term sof
order that will work
 
Nishanth said:
Hi,

I have a DNS Server hosting multiple domains. I have a
DHCP Server to serve the clients.

How do I update DNS Suffix search order in DHCP server so
that all the clients update the same. This is because if a
client tries to PING with just a hostname, it should
search DNS with suffixing firstdomain, seconddomain and so
on....

I can do it by adding it on each workstations, but can I
achieve the same using DHCP...?

Please help asap,

Regards,
Nishanth
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Hello,

unfortunately DHCP isn't able to accomodate adding multiple search
domains. This article may help though:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=275553

regards,

SteveC
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Hi,

You cannot do this using DHCP, but you cna use a group policy to push out
the DNS suffix search order.

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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