How to register a NT client on a 2000 Dynamic DNS via script

[Giuseppe Cibrario]

Hi, all

is there a way to register a nt machine with a script o similar on a DNS
server on Windows 2000 with dynamic update activate?


Thanks, Giuseppe Cibrario

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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Hi, all

is there a way to register a nt machine with a script o similar on a
DNS server on Windows 2000 with dynamic update activate?


Thanks, Giuseppe Cibrario

You can use Windows 2k or 2k3 DHCP service. In it's properties, DNS tab,
check to force registration for clients that cannot register themselves.

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[Roger Abell [MVP]]

The most simple way is to let your DHCP do it for the downlevel clients,
assuming they are Windows DHCP clients.

 

[Giuseppe Cibrario]

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"

You can use Windows 2k or 2k3 DHCP service. In it's properties, DNS tab,
check to force registration for clients that cannot register themselves.

Thanks,

but all these computer have a static IP.
I cannot deploy DHCP.
Also these computer (1200) are on 50+ geografic location.


Thanks, Giuseppe

 

[Bill Stewart]

is there a way to register a nt machine with a script o similar on a DNS
server on Windows 2000 with dynamic update activate?

Hi Giuseppe,

AFAIK, dynamic DNS updates are only available on Windows 2000 or later
clients. You could use WINS lookup or DHCP for such clients.

Bill

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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"Ace Fekay [MVP]"


Thanks,

but all these computer have a static IP.
I cannot deploy DHCP.
Also these computer (1200) are on 50+ geografic location.


Thanks, Giuseppe

Sorry, it just won't work with pre-W2k clients.

I guess you're original idea for a logon script (or startup script by
putting it in the Run section of the reg) will work for you. Use of DNSCMD
in conjunction with WMI would probably work, but I'm not a scripting guru,
so you would have to research it.

If no one replies from the scripting group, I would suggest to check the
Script center at www.technet.com or even try
http://cwashington.netreach.net.

Free-Scripts.Net:
http://www.free-scripts.net/

OreNizri Scripts Zone:
http://scripts.mutsonline.com/

Real Men Don't Click -- Download scripts and other utilities:
http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/realmen/down/

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http://www.joeware.net/

How to do Batch File Programming:
http://members.aol.com/rick3in1/computer/batch.htm


Good luck...

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Ace

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[Giuseppe Cibrario]

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"

Sorry, it just won't work with pre-W2k clients.

I guess you're original idea for a logon script (or startup script by
putting it in the Run section of the reg) will work for you. Use of DNSCMD
in conjunction with WMI would probably work, but I'm not a scripting guru,
so you would have to research it.

If no one replies from the scripting group, I would suggest to check the
Script center at www.technet.com or even try
http://cwashington.netreach.net.

Free-Scripts.Net:
http://www.free-scripts.net/

OreNizri Scripts Zone:
http://scripts.mutsonline.com/

Real Men Don't Click -- Download scripts and other utilities:
http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/realmen/down/

Welcome to joeware.net:
http://www.joeware.net/

How to do Batch File Programming:
http://members.aol.com/rick3in1/computer/batch.htm


Good luck...

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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

Thanks, Giuseppe

 

[Steve Fedora]

Hi, all

is there a way to register a nt machine with a script o similar on a DNS
server on Windows 2000 with dynamic update activate?


Thanks, Giuseppe Cibrario

Hi.

I thought about some of the responses here. While I agree that there is
no in-the-box way to do this, I started questioning how it gets done. The
Windows 2000 and 20003 Dynamic update is an implementation of RFC 2136 and
2137. As such, it should be possible for any software to gather the
information needed in order to perform such an update. I looked around
and found that BIND 9.2 has a utility that will allow you to do this. The
utility is called nsupdate. You can look around for Win32 compiled
versions of this. Check http://www.isc.org for BIND and links.
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/contrib/ntbind-9.2.3/BIND9.2.3.zip

Check it out.

Steve

 

[Giuseppe Cibrario]

"Steve Fedora" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel
messaggio You can look around for Win32 compiled

versions of this. Check http://www.isc.org for BIND and links.
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/contrib/ntbind-9.2.3/BIND9.2.3.zip

Check it out.

Steve

Great !!!


Thanks, Giuseppe

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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"Steve Fedora" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel
messaggio
You
can look around for Win32 compiled

Great !!!


Thanks, Giuseppe

Great! Thanks for the info. Didn't realize that nsupdate would do this for
you. Does it work with MS DDNS?



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[Giuseppe Cibrario]

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"

Does it work with MS DDNS?

Yes it's works!!

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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"Ace Fekay [MVP]"


Yes it's works!!

Thanks. Will have to try it.


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