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The host's A record is registered in DNS after you choose not to register the connection's address
In this articleThis article provides methods to fix an issue where the IP address registers an A record for the host name in its primary DNS suffix zone. This issue occurs after you clear the Register this connection's address in DNS check box. Applies to: Windows 2000 Note This article applies to Windows 2000. Support for Windows 2000 ends on July 13, 2010. The Windows 2000 End-of-Support Solution Center is a starting point for planning your migration strategy from Windows 2000. For more information, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy. SymptomsIn Windows 2000, you clear the Register this connection's address in DNS check box under Advanced TCP/IP Settings for a network interface. In this scenario, the IP address may register an A record for the host name in its primary DNS suffix zone. For example, this behavior may occur if you have the following configuration:
The host record for Server1.contoso.com 10.2.2.2 is dynamically added back to the zone late. The unwanted registration of this record can be reproduced if you restart the DNS service on the server. CauseBy default, when the DNS service is installed on a Windows 2000 computer, it listens to all network interfaces that are configured by using TCP/IP. When DNS causes an interface to listen for DNS queries, the interface tries to register the host's A record in the zone that matches its primary DNS suffix. The interface tries to register the host's A record regardless of the settings that have been configured in the TCP/IP properties. This behavior is by design and can take place under the following circumstances:
ResolutionTo prevent a DNS server from registering an A record for a specific interface in its primary DNS suffix zone, use one of the following methods. Method 1Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see How to back up and restore the registry in Windows. Configure the DNS service to publish specific IP addresses to the DNS zone. To do so, make the following registry modification:
This modification specifies the IP addresses that you want to publish for the computer. The DNS server creates A records only for the addresses in this list. If this entry doesn't appear in the registry, or if its value is blank, the DNS server creates an A record for each of the computer's IP addresses. This entry is for computers that have multiple IP addresses, only a subset of which you want to publish. Typically, it prevents the DNS server from returning a private network address in response to a query when the computer has a corporate network address. DNS reads its registry entries only when it starts. You can change entries while the DNS server is running by using the DNS console. If you change entries by editing the registry, the changes aren't effective until you restart the DNS server. The DNS server doesn't add this entry to the registry. You can add it by editing the registry or by using a program that edits the registry. Method 2Remove the interface from the list of interfaces that the DNS server listens on. To do so, follow these steps:
StatusMicrosoft has confirmed that it's a problem in the products that are listed at the beginning of this article. More informationFor more information about how to disable dynamic registrations, see How to enable or disable DNS updates in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003. The registry key to disable dynamic update of the DHCP client service is:
Note This registry key doesn't resolve the issue that's outlined in this article. If the DNS server listens on a specific interface, the host's A record for that interface is registered. If you remove an IP address from the list of the DNS server's listening interfaces, the server no longer accepts DNS requests that are sent to that IP address. This option is sometimes used in situations where the DNS server is also a domain controller and has an interface that's connected to a disjointed network. For such configuration, make sure that Active Directory client computers don't direct any queries to an interface that they can't reach. Which DNS record type is used to resolve a host name with an IP address?DNS Types: 10 Top DNS Record Types
The most common DNS record types are: Address Mapping record (A Record)—also known as a DNS host record, stores a hostname and its corresponding IPv4 address. IP Version 6 Address record (AAAA Record)—stores a hostname and its corresponding IPv6 address.
What type of DNS resource record is an alias for another record?A Canonical Name record (abbreviated as CNAME record) is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that maps one domain name (an alias) to another (the canonical name).
Is a DNS zone in which hostname to IP address relations are stored?DNS Servers host zones which in turn host records that resolve a name to an IP address. The zone is the authoritative source for information about the domain name managed by that zone. A DNS zone is typically the same as the domain name being hosted on the DNS Server.
What are DNS zones?A DNS zone is a portion of the DNS namespace that is managed by a specific organization or administrator. A DNS zone is an administrative space which allows for more granular control of DNS components, such as authoritative nameservers. The domain name space is a hierarchical tree, with the DNS root domain at the top.
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