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Date:      Thu, 04 Oct 2001 08:10:59 -0700
From:      Landon Stewart <landons@uniserve.com>
To:        "Karl M. Joch" <k.joch@kmjeuro.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Windows 2000 Server behind IPFW/NAT tries to update external DNS?
Message-ID:  <5.1.0.14.0.20011004080937.03006990@pop.uniserve.com>
In-Reply-To: <3BB4743E.5080906@kmjeuro.com>

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>also if i would replace this stupid thing with samba, there is no way for 
>it. any idea how to get this stupid M$ thing to not try to update the DNS? 
>i know there are things in W2K regarding active directory and DNS, but 
>still havnt found a way.

I think what you are running into is the DHCP Client software on the 
window's machines automatically send an update when they give their host 
name.  Try not supplying a host name in the config at all on the Windows 
boxes, therefor it can't send anything to update.


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