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DHCP DNS Wins
DHCP DNS Wins
What is DNS?
DNS is a Domain Name System
It is a database system that translates a computer's fully qualified domain name into
an IP address.
DNS allows connecting to another networked computer or remote service by using its
user-friendly domain instead of IP address.
Reverse DNS (rDNS) translates an IP address into a domain name.
1. If the requested IP address is registered locally (i.e., it's within the organization's
network), will receive a response directly from one of the local name server.
In this case, there usually is little or no wait for a response.
2. If the requested IP address is not registered locally (i.e., outside your organization's
network), but someone within your organization has recently requested the same IP
address, then the local name server will retrieve the IP address from its cache.
Again, there should be little or no wait for a response.
3. If the requested IP address is not registered locally and we are the first person to
request information about this system, then the local name server will perform
searches which involve querying two or more other name servers at potentially very
remote locations. In these cases, it may continue to repeat the query until a response is
received, or may receive an error message.
These queries can take anywhere from a second or two up to a minute.
What is Nslookup?
Nslookup is a tool used to troubleshoot DNS related issues.
What is DHCP?
It is a dynamic host configuration protocol and is used to assign an IP address
dynamically to a Host
DHCP lease is obtained by using DORA process
Discover = Client sends request for IP.
Offer = DHCP server send and Offer with IP address.
Request = If client accepts the IP it sends a request to DHCP.
Ack = DHCP server sends ack for the same.
What is WINS?
It is used to resolve NetBIOS Computer name to IP address.
We've installed a new Windows-based DHCP server, however, the users do not
seem to be getting DHCP leases off of it.
The server must be authorized first with the Active Directory.
How can you force the client to give up the DHCP lease if you have access to the
client PC?
Use ‘Ipconfig /release’