Re: DNS Client settings

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From: Sabo, Eric (sabo_e_at_cup.edu)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 07:57:52 -0500

Jack,
    Thanks for the information.

"Jack Wang [MSFT]" <jackwa@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Eric,
>
> The policy defines the DNS servers to which a computer sends queries when
> it attempts to resolve names.
>
> Warning: The list of the DNS servers defined in this setting supersedes
DNS
> servers configured locally and those configured using DHCP. The list of
DNS
> servers is applied to all network connections of multihomed computers to
> which this setting is applied.
>
> To use this setting, click Enable, and then enter a space-delimited list
of
> IP addresses (in dotted decimal format) in the available field. If you
> enable this setting, you must enter at least one IP address.
>
> You may use gpupdate to check if the policy is applied to the clients or
> check the following registry entry directly.
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient
>
> NameServer
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Sincerely,
> Jack Wang, MCSE 2000, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSD
> Microsoft Partner Support
>
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> | From: "Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu>
> | Subject: DNS Client settings
> | Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:29:35 -0500
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> |
> | We are implementing some new DNS servers in our environment. We are
> | trying to use the DNS client - DNS Servers Group Policy to change ip
> | addresses. The policy is taking being established on the client
(windows
> | XP) but when you do ipconfig /all these new servers are not showing up.
> Is
> | this the correct behavior?
> |
> | --
> | Eric Sabo
> | NT Administrator
> |
> |
> |
>

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