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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:29:35 -0400
To: 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] DNS dynamic update
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> FWIW there is another weirdness of windows, the windows DHCP server doe=
sn't
> communicate with the DNS server on windows, it expects the client to se=
nd an
> Inform packet to the DHCP server telling it of the clients chosen name.

i guess that's the great thing about standards =E2=80=94 there are so
many to ignore.

i haven't had a lick of trouble supporting windows clients with
plan 9 dhcp/dns.  no one ever asked about short names.

- erik