configure multi seach domains

[David W. Hankins]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 07:55:32AM -0400, Tom Greaser wrote:
> I tried to push mulit seach domains to our dhcp clients..
> 
> option domain-name "domain1.com domain2.net domain3.org";
> 
> well this works with all our linux/mac osX clients.. but our windows XP
> crapped out..
> the M$ clients did show the domains in its  DNS Suffix Search List. . .
> .. . . : domain1.com domain2.net domain3.org
> but it never worked.  

Yeah...this is a convention, not a standard.

One that we are unfortunately participating in.

> i did see a post about using these options, but havent tried it since
> the other option works with linux/mac clients.
> option domain-search-order code 119 = string;
> option domain-search-order "domain1.net domain2.net domain3.net";

Read rfc3397 and you will know why that wouldn't work even if the
MS client supported it and listed that option on the parameter
request list.

> Has anyone gotten mulit seach domains pushed down to M$ clients to work
> ?

Not I.

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