[Samba] name resolution: dns name different to windows machinename

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>
> --- Original message ---
> Subject: Re: [Samba] name resolution: dns name different to windows 
> machinename
> From: Gaiseric Vandal <gaiseric.vandal at gmail.com>
> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Date: Monday, 20/12/2010  5:15 PM
>
> I am not sure how you would have a DNS server assign random names.  
> But if
> you aren't going to have the correct entries for the XP machine in 
> DNS, then
> you probably should not have any DNS entries for those machines.    XP
> machines can register their hostnames directly in DNS (if the DNS 
> server
> supports it.)  In general I don't think workstations machines need to 
> be in
> DNS at all since (unless you have shared folders or printers.)
It's certainly easier when a help desk request comes in to ask the 
user for the machine name label, then try and get the machines IP 
addy. rdp://acct1  rdp://lab7 rdp://eng21 rdp://admin5

soooooo

But yeah, WinXP and up have no problem doing this.  dhcp can be a big 
help as well.
>
> I general
> DISABLE dynamic updates in DNS and don't have DNS assignments/static 
> IP's
> for most XP machines.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org]
> On Behalf Of Marcus
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 5:17 AM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] name resolution: dns name different to windows 
> machine name
>
> Hi,
>
> we are running a samba domain controller as master with activated 
> WINS.
> The machine name of each WinXP client is set manually during the
> installation initial process. Each client is using the WINS server of
> our domain controller. The WinXP clients are getting their IP by a
> global DNS Server, which sets the DNS and reverse DNS entry 
> identically
> to the windos machine name.
> Now the administrator of the DNS server is planning to change the DNS
> and reverse DNS concept in the way that the DNS and reverse DNS entry
> will be not identically to the windows machine name any more. The 
> WinXP
> clients will get a generic, randomly set DNS/reverse DNS entry.
> Does this have any effects for functionality of my samba domain
> controller and/or the WinXP clients?
>
> Thanks,
> Marcus
>
>
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