DNS Resolution for DHCP Assigned Nodes?

[Joseph S D Yao]

On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 12:49:45AM +0000, Tony wrote:
> If local nodes get their IP addresses from a DHCP server, does that mean
> that their host names are not resolveable via DNS?  If so, is that why
> Microsoft invented WINS and is it the only solution?
> 
> Tony

Incorrect on all counts.

MS used WINS to try to keep one incompatible protocol [NetBEUI/NetBIOS]
supported by another incompatible protocol.  Under later versions of
MSW, though, they realized that their plans to isolate MS users and
create a fully MS network were failing, so they built in an almost-
compatible version of Dynamic DNS into WINS.  They are asymptotically
approaching compatibility.  Meanwhile, there are much better DHCP
servers, including ISC's own.

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