Networking / Beginners

Configuring DHCP Servers to Perform DNS Updates

By default, DHCP servers interact with DNS servers by performing dynamic updates of pointer (PTR) resource records on behalf of DHCP clients that are also DNS clients. You can modify this default behavior in various ways by changing the settings on both the DHCP-DNS client and on the DHCP server.

After this section, you will be able to

  • Describe the default DHCP settings for DNS clients on both DNS clients and DHCP servers
  • Configure DNS dynamic update behavior for DNS clients
  • Configure DNS dynamic update behavior for DHCP servers
  • Explain the purpose, benefits, and disadvantages of the DnsUpdateProxy security group
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