Can dns server assume domain name from client query with no fqdn

Chris Buxton cbuxton at menandmice.com
Wed May 21 21:02:02 UTC 2008


No, a DNS server cannot (or at least should not) assume a local  
domain. BIND 9 does not have such a feature.

Nothing says clients need to have a "domain suffix" (a local domain)  
set. And nothing says they need to be in Active Directory. DNS  
resolution should work anyway.

Is there a reason your clients can't look up the FQDN rather than a  
short hostname?

Chris Buxton
Professional Services
Men & Mice

On May 21, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Francisco Javier wrote:
> 	I have a lot of clients which currently have not domain suffix  
> set.  They just have a hostname.
>
> They are also not in active directory.
>
> I'll
> fix all this eventually, but for now i need them to resolve a hostname
> using dns. The dns server is not resolving the query, presumeably
> because it's just getting a hostname with no domain (a NO FQDN)
>
> I want to know if cound the dns server (bind) assume a domain name  
> suffix by default when receiving a query with no domain specified,  
> ans so
> convert a NO FQDN to a FQDN
>
> The dns
> server is authoritive for this domain, and it's the only domain it
> manages.
>
> Thanks a lot
>
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