option81
Kevin Darcy
kcd at daimlerchrysler.com
Mon Oct 13 22:34:51 UTC 2003
Danny Mayer wrote:
>At 06:17 PM 10/12/03, Situ, Kevin wrote:
>
>
>> If I want to have DHCP client(XP/win2k desktop) do FQDN dynamic update
>>(forward zone only) instead of DHCP server. Does option81 support it and
>>how?
>>
>>
>
>I have no idea what option81 is
>
It's a proposed DHCP option which allows a DHCP server to tell the
client what its FQDN is.
>but why would you want the DHCP client to
>do dynamic updates rather than the DHCP server where it really belongs
>and is much more secure? What do you mean by "forward zone only"?
>
I think the original poster meant "forward zone" as opposed to "reverse
zone" (which is also typically updated at the time the DHCP lease is
given out), rather than a zone of type "forward"
>You can only update the master of the zone, forwarders have nothing to
>do with it.
>
>
- Kevin
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