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Re: [SLE] Getting DHCP to update DNS
  • From: "Leen de Braal" <ldb@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:17:13 +0000 (UTC)
  • Message-id: <1114.192.168.0.92.1131362223.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Greetings,
>
> My DNS doesn't get updated immediatly when DHCP assigns an IP to a
> sysem,
>
> Is this possible or is it a manual process?
>

Yes, read /usr/share/doc/packages/dhcp-server/DDNS-howto.txt

>
> What I would favour is that the dhcp assigns an IP to a system, and then
> updates dns with a system name linked to the IP.
> When the system is diconnected the lease is freed and the dns entry
> removed.
>
> I have tried the two options in the dhcpd.conf file that I know of but
> niether is working...
>
> they are
> ddns-update-style interim
> ddns-update-style ad-hoc
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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