OT: can DHCP server tell laptop client to not try to update DNS?

[Rick Stevens]

Dave Burns wrote:
> I've been looking at the dhcpd.conf man page, there is much info about
> how to get DHCP to do DNS updates, but I want to make sure there are
> none. I want DHCP server to tell all its clients "don't mess with the
> DNS server." Is it possible and if so how?
> 
> The guys in charge of our DNS server say that a bunch of our windows
> laptops are trying to update the DNS server, which generates lots of
> errors in the logs, because they run a pretty static setup. Do I have
> to go around and reconfigure every windows laptop (naturally the
> windows default is to try to update DNS) or can I get DHCP to do it
> for me?
> 
> Sorry for the weird question, but I can't seem to get on the right
> track with man page and googling. I am hoping for a good hint.

If you want to block the client's attempt to update their DNS records,
then you want to use the "deny client-updates;" option in the pool (or
global).
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