Problems getting standalone DHCP server to update DNS

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Curtis Fray <xxx@xxx.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have a standalone server running DHCP. This is not updating our DNS
> server correctly. The DNS server is a 2003 Server that's part of a
> 2003 Native Mode domain.
>
> The first time a machine logs on it does correctly register it, but
> thereafter if a machine's IP changes it does not update the A Record.
>
> I have set the workstations to update the PTR themselves, and this
> works correctly. I've set the DHCP scope to "Automatically update the
> DHCP client information > Always update DNS".
>
> Is the problem caused because the DHCP server isn't part of the DNS
> domain? If so, is there a way to allow this other than joining the
> DHCP server to the domain?

Assign a dedicated user account to DHCP that the server can use to update
the zone with, I'm not sure this will work unless the DHCP server is on a
member server.



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