Win98 does'nt register on DNS

[Patrice Valiquette]

Hi,

I have a network with 2 DC Windows 2003 server and clients are Windows 2000
and Windows 98 Se.
The W2K box register their A and PTR records on the DNS server correctly but
the Windows 98 computers does only register their PTR records and never
register their A record.

The DNS servers are on the DC and the zone is integrated to active
directory.
The DNS server is configured to accept only secure record.
There's also 2 DHCP servers and 2 WINS server. The DHCP servers are member
of the DnsUpdateProxy group.
The DHCP is also configured to register A and PTR record on behalf of DHCP
clients including pre-windows 2000 computers. An account with proper
previlege is also configured on the advanced tab of the DHCP server.
DSCLIENT are installed on the Windows 98 se box.

Thank you for your help.

Patrice

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In Patrice Valiquette <[email protected]> posted a
question
Then Kevin replied below:

Hi,

I have a network with 2 DC Windows 2003 server and clients are
Windows 2000 and Windows 98 Se.
The W2K box register their A and PTR records on the DNS server
correctly but the Windows 98 computers does only register their PTR
records and never register their A record.

The DNS servers are on the DC and the zone is integrated to active
directory.
The DNS server is configured to accept only secure record.
There's also 2 DHCP servers and 2 WINS server. The DHCP servers are
member of the DnsUpdateProxy group.
The DHCP is also configured to register A and PTR record on behalf of
DHCP clients including pre-windows 2000 computers. An account with
proper previlege is also configured on the advanced tab of the DHCP
server. DSCLIENT are installed on the Windows 98 se box.

Thank you for your help.

Patrice

Do you have option 015 configured with the domain name?
In order for DHCP to register in the forward lookup zone for Win98 clients
you need this option turned on with the domain name.

 

[Animesh]

Hi,

I have a network with 2 DC Windows 2003 server and clients are Windows 2000
and Windows 98 Se.
The W2K box register their A and PTR records on the DNS server correctly

Windows 2000 Computers dont need to update records through a DHCP
server. They can directly update the DNS.

but

the Windows 98 computers does only register their PTR records and never
register their A record.

Are they able to logon successfully ?
They also must depend on the DHCP servers to Update their FQDN Record.

The DNS servers are on the DC and the zone is integrated to active
directory.
The DNS server is configured to accept only secure record.
There's also 2 DHCP servers and 2 WINS server. The DHCP servers are member
of the DnsUpdateProxy group.

The DHCP is also configured to register A and PTR record on behalf of DHCP
clients including pre-windows 2000 computers.

Check if they are giving out correct DNS address in ranges assigned
for windows 98 computer (ie if they do have separate scopes).

An account with proper previlege is also configured on the advanced tab of the DHCP server.

Are they authorised DHCP server ?? !!!

DSCLIENT are installed on the Windows 98 se box.

Thank you for your help.

Patrice

A fix is also available for this problem.

Have a look at the Following LB Article :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;242000

Also see if the DNS Server is using some kind of Loopback adapter on
any interface.

Check them and if poosible, put an unedited IPCONFIG also in the
forum.

Regards,
Animesh

 

[Patrice Valiquette]

Thank you very much Kevin.

I configured option 015 and Win9X box registration works fine now.

 

[Patrice Valiquette]

Thank you for your help.

"Patrice Valiquette" <[email protected]> wrote in

Windows 2000 Computers dont need to update records through a DHCP
server. They can directly update the DNS.

but

Are they able to logon successfully ?
They also must depend on the DHCP servers to Update their FQDN Record.



Check if they are giving out correct DNS address in ranges assigned
for windows 98 computer (ie if they do have separate scopes).
of the DHCP server.

Are they authorised DHCP server ?? !!!


A fix is also available for this problem.

Have a look at the Following LB Article :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;242000

Also see if the DNS Server is using some kind of Loopback adapter on
any interface.

Check them and if poosible, put an unedited IPCONFIG also in the
forum.

Regards,
Animesh

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

In Patrice Valiquette <[email protected]> posted a
question
Then Kevin replied below:

Thank you very much Kevin.

I configured option 015 and Win9X box registration works fine now.

Good deal!

 

[Jim Carlock]

Does that apply to the server? The documentation at:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314822

indicates that it applies to Windows 2000 OS's, all types,
regardless of whether they are the server or the client.

It doesn't seem to apply to Windows 9x clients. And I'm a little
thrown by it. I don't like assuming things.

So as an example, on a network adapter that is used for registering
clients, the network adapter being the adapter on the DNS server
that hands out DHCP, DNS, and Routing Information to the LAN,
IS that the adapter that that article is refering to? The adapter with
the 10.x.x.x address, as opposed to a client machine trying to
connect. It makes sense to do it this way, but it doesn't explicitly
indicate which adapter, or even if it's the adapter that is doing all
the work for the local network.

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In Patrice Valiquette <[email protected]> posted a
question
Then Kevin replied below:

Thank you very much Kevin.

I configured option 015 and Win9X box registration works fine now.

Good deal!

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In

Does that apply to the server? The documentation at:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314822

indicates that it applies to Windows 2000 OS's, all types,
regardless of whether they are the server or the client.

It doesn't seem to apply to Windows 9x clients. And I'm a little
thrown by it. I don't like assuming things.

So as an example, on a network adapter that is used for registering
clients, the network adapter being the adapter on the DNS server
that hands out DHCP, DNS, and Routing Information to the LAN,
IS that the adapter that that article is refering to? The adapter with
the 10.x.x.x address, as opposed to a client machine trying to
connect. It makes sense to do it this way, but it doesn't explicitly
indicate which adapter, or even if it's the adapter that is doing all
the work for the local network.

Hi Jim

That article is saying that the registration process uses the Primary DNS
Suffix to register into the zone that's spelled the same as the Primary DNS
Suffix. On a Win9x client, there is not such thing as a Primary DNS Suffix,
but it does have a domain name and search suffix and the DHCP service uses
that in lieu of, if specified in Option 015.



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Ace

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