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February 28, 2001 09:28 PM

Scavenging Stale DNS Records

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Mark Minasi

Windows IT Pro

InstantDoc ID #19897

How Win2K DDNS keeps its database clean

Because dynamic DNS (DDNS) and WINS are in many ways similar (both name-resolution systems maintain a database that lets the system find a machine's IP address, given the machine's name), I have a subliminal tendency to assume that all I need to do to plan for DDNS is dust off my Windows NT 4.0 knowledge about WINS servers and replace all mention of WINS with DDNS and all references to NT with Windows 2000. Although that bit of co...

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Suzanna1/3/2008 3:37:43 PM

Once you have activated DNS scavenging is there a log file you can monitor to see what records are being or going to be deleted from the scavenging process

Heath5/9/2006 3:54:46 PM

The no-refresh settings (fortunately) does not prevent a machine from registering a new IP within then no-refresh period. Will it only prevent updates of existing records when IP is unchanged ?

Terje5/8/2006 6:45:32 AM

Thanks Mark

you really make things meaning full
I wish Microsoft pay you to put this notes in thier DNS help file

AbdelRahman Siddig

Anonymous User 2/22/2005 12:51:02 AM

As always Mark, your comments are greatly apreciated, I love your books. I was wondering, I need to polish my Windows DNS skills, can you recommend a good book. I have not touched a book in 3 years and lost some of my microsoft skils. I was busy finishing college. Thanks for any advice.

Andres Velez 12/19/2003 1:01:36 PM

Great artical. I would also like to know how this effects manualy entered A records, i.e. a www-corp type or a unix sytsem that will not get reregistered?

Will they be scavange?

Thanks

Ted8/4/2001 7:36:11 AM

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