Re: Pesky A Record wont go away

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From: William Stacey [MVP] (staceywREMOVE_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:47:48 -0400

Note: If you have DNS listening on the interface, it will register A record
also. 

-- 
William Stacey, MVP
"Jenkins" <jenkinsa@jrmc.org> wrote in message
news:5fe8e809.0409281106.172e6803@posting.google.com...
> I have 2 Active Directory domain controllers, both with 2 nics.  One
> for the interal network and one dedicated to a GB backup network.
>
> the backup nic keeps registering an A record in DNS.
>
> from reading all the MS articles i learned that despite the settings
> on the card the server will register A records for all available
> interfaces.
>
> i have tried using the PublishAddresses key but this doesnt seem to
> work either.
>
> the backup interface has netbios disabled, the option to register dns
> is removed and there is no gateway specified.  (i am using the host
> file on the backup server for resolution)
>
> how do i kill these 2 A records that my domain controllers are
> registering from their backup interfaces???
>
> the registry looks like this
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters]
> "BootMethod"=dword:00000003
> "PreviousLocalHostname"="dc-01-company.org"
> "EventLogLevel"=dword:00000001
> "ListenAddresses"="10.10.105.115"
> "PublishAddresses"="10.10.105.115"
>
> * ip's listed above are not accurate

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