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Windows Server 2016 - Assigning Policies in DHCP for Smartphones

OS - Windows Server 2016 Environment: Server/Client (DC & Backup DC); Wired LAN and WLAN; Clients: Smartphones, Laptops, Desktops, Printers, Deskphones PRESENT SCENARIO I've got two DHCP Scopes, One for the desk-phones and the other for all…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,400 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-19T12:16:50.327+00:00
TCLSG IT Support 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-24T01:52:05.313+00:00
Candy Luo 12,666 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Malformed DNS Query

Hi Everyone I was recently troubleshooting an issue and doing a packet capture when I found DNS queries that were formed like the following: _ldap._tcp.<zone>._sites.dc._msdcs.<HOST_NAME>.<domain>.com where the host name of the…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,990 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-17T16:52:40.757+00:00
page2012 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-23T09:19:54.397+00:00
Gloria Gu 3,891 Reputation points
9 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Migrate off non AD integrated DNS to AD integrated DNS

I am looking to migrate to AD integrated DNS so I installed a new DC into the existing domain and installed the DNS role onto this server. My expectation was that a zone for the AD environment would be created automatically but that does not seem to be…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-12T22:36:10.277+00:00
jpcapone 1,321 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-20T02:05:30.153+00:00
Candy Luo 12,666 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

disabling DNS dynamic updates and option 81

Hi, if I disable dynamic registration on Windows computer (via HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DisableDynamicUpdate) will it affect DHCP option 81 (FQDN)? i.e. will Windows still be sending its domain name to…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-18T14:09:36.507+00:00
Adam Jóźwicki 21 Reputation points
answered 2020-11-19T11:45:19.737+00:00
Adam Jóźwicki 21 Reputation points
5 answers

DHCP Scope Policy Change

Thank you for your time. I have a long running WDS 2016 server. That UEFI support was just added. When first setup wdsmgfw.efi was first configured as the value for DHCP 067 Bootfile Name. Works great. We are able to access our PE. Now I would…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,279 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-09-11T14:32:15.41+00:00
david_2_3_5 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-16T16:21:23.523+00:00
David Gill 1 Reputation point
10 answers

DNS Server Errors 404 - 407 - 408

hey guys I have a PC with Asus z390p MB and intel core i5 8400 CPU 16GB ram, VGA is onboard, SSD 250 GB Samsung EVO Pro, and there is not other external devices I have tried windows server 2016 - 2019 and I got the same errors on the DNS server I…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,505 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,400 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-12T22:51:25.317+00:00
Babak Ebrahimi 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-16T13:55:02.773+00:00
Dave Patrick 426.2K Reputation points MVP
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

DHCP Failover server 2012 migration

Hi, I've 2 virtual DHCP failover servers (2012) on 2 Windows Cluster nodes. One of the cluster nodes has an issue and I'm planning for a maintenance window with zero downtime. For zero downtime, my plan is to move those 2 failover DHCP server (VM) to…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-14T06:45:40.477+00:00
Imtiyaz Faruqui 41 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-14T07:28:26.173+00:00
Imtiyaz Faruqui 41 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows Server 2016 - DNS CNAME Bug?

When creating a CNAME record in a domain using the (Same as Parent) as value, the CNAME will overwrite any previously existing entries without prompting for confirmation that it is about to overwrite. Is this a bug?

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-06T15:54:34.25+00:00
Tyler Brown 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-13T05:29:18.6+00:00
Sunny Qi 10,901 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

Cloudflare DNS cached

Good afternoon everyone! I was asking some questions about DNS caching a while back and was wondering if anybody had any input on this. If my DNS caching is set for 1 day, default, and my public DNS entry goes down, but it's still cached at my server,…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-10-29T18:43:58.247+00:00
will phinney 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-13T05:13:39.94+00:00
Sunny Qi 10,901 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

NIC teaming and DHCP

When using NIC teaming in Windows Server 2016/2019 there is no way of determining which member interface becomes primary at boot. Because we cannot determine this, we do not know which member's MAC address will be used by the team. This makes DHCP…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
518 questions
asked 2020-11-11T16:39:52.983+00:00
Ben 6 Reputation points
answered 2020-11-12T07:30:28.447+00:00
Sunny Qi 10,901 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Server 2016 DNS delegation is always round robin?

Hi All, I'm configuring a DNS delegation that points to 2 DNS servers (primary and secondary) and it seems like that when I request to resolve that record, the DNS returns me the result by querying the 2 DNS servers in a round robin fashion. Do you…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-10T21:10:18.247+00:00
tofaz 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-12T00:41:53.513+00:00
Candy Luo 12,666 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Linux machines unable to utilize windows DNS

ENVIRONMENT DNS Server = Windows 2012 (Active Directory not installed) DNS clients = Centos 7.8 (DNS Server is mentioned under /etc/resolv.conf) IP address is defined manually QUERY unable to ping from DNS name of…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-02T09:46:54.83+00:00
zahid haseeb 41 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-11T03:05:25.347+00:00
Gloria Gu 3,891 Reputation points
7 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Domain controller IP Address has intermittent connection issues

This domain controller has been running for three years. It is a standalone Windows Sever 2012R2. It is used for Active directory and file and print sharing. It has been dropping packets for a couple of days. At first we felt it was the issue with the…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,540 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-09T14:12:47.773+00:00
Bonnie Whalon 141 Reputation points
answered 2020-11-10T13:34:53.933+00:00
Bonnie Whalon 141 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

failover cluster and DNS record

We are doing a BCP action for our failover cluster, as we do this we have to manually delete the DNS A record for the cluster name and let the secondary server register the cluster name and IP address... Is there a way to have the DNS record dynamically…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Clustering: The grouping of multiple servers in a way that allows them to appear to be a single unit to client computers on a network. Clustering is a means of increasing network capacity, providing live backup in case one of the servers fails, and improving data security.
963 questions
asked 2020-11-04T15:49:19.4+00:00
Joseph Patrick 641 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-09T19:14:36.9+00:00
Joseph Patrick 641 Reputation points
3 answers

Client communication with remote domain controller - Best Practice?

We have several remote sites all on a single domain. Through firewall policies, clients can not communicate with clients at other locations. We do allow DC's to talk to each other. One situation I realized is happening today is Clients can sometimes not…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,990 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
518 questions
asked 2020-11-05T15:18:52.803+00:00
Charlie Caldwell 6 Reputation points
answered 2020-11-09T13:23:24.537+00:00
Charlie Caldwell 6 Reputation points
1 answer

Split Brain DNS policy for conditional forwarders?

Hi, I'm testing out DNS policy for split brain DNS and it's working OK except for conditional forwarded requests as they are not being processed by the policy. The way I have this set up is as follows: I have 2 different domains talking to each other…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-10-30T04:56:12.56+00:00
Jimmy2521 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-06T09:58:15.8+00:00
Sunny Qi 10,901 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
5 answers

DNS server updates not happening

Hi, Our network running with multiple VLAN's obtaining IP's from the Router acting as DHCP server. Problem facing is, sometimes, workstation are unable to ping with the host name though they are on network, checked the DNS server and found multiple…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-10-27T10:27:52.587+00:00
Rmartin0000 106 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-06T01:49:49.6+00:00
Sunny Qi 10,901 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers

RRAS VPN with different subnet

Hello, i already readed: Configure the Way RRAS Assigns IP Addresses to VPN Clients My question is now if i chose DHCP on RRAS Server, how to continue? I got my DHCP and RRAS VPN(Same subnet) on same server, but i want to add over the DHCP…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,400 questions
Windows Network
Windows Network
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
665 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
518 questions
asked 2020-10-26T13:24:31.327+00:00
ShadgaAF 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-06T01:49:25.807+00:00
Sunny Qi 10,901 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

DHCP: MAC Address Policies vs MAC Address Filters

Hi, I wonder what is the difference between using MAC Address Policies vs MAC Address Filters? Are these the same or different? In filters you can block or allow only certain devices by their macs.

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,540 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-10-16T15:25:17.563+00:00
InfoTechdude 156 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-06T01:29:08.297+00:00
Gloria Gu 3,891 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

DHCP server is not leasing IP addresses correctly to end devices

We have two DHCP servers in hot standby mode, this is not leasing IP addresses correctly. Lease time is set to 1 day but sometimes client was given lease for only 1 hour. We have same situation for the other two node also. There was no error message can…

Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,025 questions
asked 2020-11-04T08:11:07.313+00:00
Rock Lee 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-05T03:24:36.543+00:00
Sunny Qi 10,901 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor