Search Again: Re: name server "discovery" ? From: Aaron Lynch Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2001 Time: 11:12:53 am A) why can't he just enter in your nameservers addresses? It's an easy fix. B) The only 'discovery' I know is DHCP or BOOTP. HOWEVER, it would not surprise me in the least if Windows will get that info from a primary domain controller or from active directory somehow. (frankly it wouldn't surprise me if microsoft ran a port scan of the whole network, and sent the result to redmond.) However, since you are not running a win server for him to specifically get that info from, it doesn't exist. If he can't resolve names, he should _try_ adding a nameserver first, then bitch if that doesn't work. On 6/5/01 6:42 AM, The Defendant "Joseph D'Andrea" <JoeDan@West21.com> Confessed: > I have a co-lo client in our facility and his box is running > windows2000. That's his first problem. ;-) He claims that he doesn't > have to provide any name servers in his TCP/IP set-up because when > there are no name servers specified, windows2000 will "discover" the > "closest" name servers and use them. I know he's full of it because > he is also convinced that _every_ name server on the entire internet > gets a "root update" at 5am and 5pm every day. > > How does this relate to QDNS... well he's saying that since I'm his > ISP and since he can't resolve certain DNS names and numbers then my > name server (QDNS) must be wrong. Is there such a thing as name > server discovery? > > Thanks, > ___Joe___ > > _________________________________________________ > Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com > WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century > http://www.west21.com/ > _________________________________________________ > > -- Aaron Lynch System Administrator NineWire Digital Solutions || http://ninewire.com <insert Witty Signature Here>

Messages In This Thread: name server "discovery" ? by Joseph D''Andrea on Jun 5, 2001 at 6:46:30 am Re: name server "discovery" ? by Men & Mice Support on Jun 5, 2001 at 7:29:29 am Re: name server "discovery" ? by Aaron Lynch on Jun 6, 2001 at 11:12:53 am