Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and DNS
DHCP works closely with DNS in Microsoft's Windows 2000 and Active Directory. DHCP assigns addresses dynamically to any DHCP client, including Microsoft Windows 2000 clients. After the address is assigned, the DHCP client and/or the DHCP server can update DNS resource record and the PTR resource record in your DNS zone with an Alias (A). This is supported through the dynamic update as defined in RFC2136.
This provides for an accurate DDNS environment without human intervention. When a client computer starts, it requests an IP address and corresponding TCP/IP configuration parameters from the local DHCP server. You can configure the server and clients so that one of three scenarios takes place. ...
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