RE: [cobalt-users] Unapproved Update / Lame Server Entries

["Bob German" <stbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

unapproved update, yes, Win2K DDNS.  Go into advanced properties on the network applet, and uncheck the box for dynamic DNS.  This is for DHCP clients who are trying to update the DNS server with their current hostname/IP address pair.  MicroStupid set it as a default, for some reason.

lame server messages will always exist as long as there are lame administrators.

Bob German
Sr. Systems Engineer
Irides, d/b/a Potomac Networks/SoloServer
Tel: 703-912-5348
Fax: 703-912-5460 

-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brian Curtis
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2000 7:13 PM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Unapproved Update / Lame Server Entries



----- Original Message -----
From: "David" <david_dean@xxxxxxx>

> Hi All,
>
> Can someone shed some light on two distinctive entries that keep popping
up in
> my "messages" log.
>
> Jul  9 12:29:49 ns1 named[1512]: unapproved update from
[216.198.xx.xxx].4897
> for client_domain.com

This is probably a Windows 2000 workstation/server (improperly configured)
which is set to use your DNS servers for lookups.  I remember our first
Win2k machine hammered our DNS server with these kinds of entries.  I don't
remember the exact settings which causes Win2k do this, but I think it's
something to do with the DHCP service on the Win2k box.

> Jul  8 22:25:49 ns1 named[1614]: Lame server on
'3.199.40.206.in-addr.arpa'
> (in '199.40.206.in-addr.arpa'?): [2
> 05.214.45.10].53 'NS3.HLC.NET'

This, as I understand it, is your DNS failing to resolve a request due to an
improperly configured DNS server which holds the resolving target's host
records.

HTH,

BC


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