bind vs. MS DNS

[Barry Finkel]

Chris Cox <chris_cox at stercomm.com> wrote (in part):

>In spite of having many MCSE's, I have not seen a correctly functioning
>Microsoft based DHCP/DNS that handles NON-Microsoft clients in
>a reasonable manner.

To clarify my setup, my single MS W2k+3 DNS Server is being updated
dynamically by a single MS W2k/W2k+3 DHCP Server.  The minor problems
I see don't seem to cause problems for the users.  We did have to
change one DHCP parm in the process of getting this setup working.

The last time I looked, I did not see a non-draft IETF document
detailing the DNS interactions with a DHCP server, so I can not say
if the MS DHCP Server is violating any standards.  Note that I am not
a DHCP expert; I have no experience in running a DHCP server, either
ISC or MS.  All of the MS DHCP work is done here by the owner of the
DHCP Server.
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