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    Windows IPCONFIG - DNS Suffix

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by AKAJohnDoe, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    The output of an ipconfig /all command includes these:

    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

    I came across a DSL MODEM recently that had myhome.westell.com for values for these. What exactly does this setting do, and what are reasonable values? I am used to seeing it blank, actually.

    Do those parameters serve any purpose in the run-time functioning of DNS, and if so, what and how?
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jul 22, 2008
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  2. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    MSTechnet has an article that touches on these items (at least in the context of Win2000) here. As far as I can tell from skimming the article, it allows for the creation of fully qualified domain names ("FQDN") for each specific NIC a computer might have(obviously, only useful where the system has more than one NIC) so that each adapter has a separate FQDN.

    Here's the summary language from the article itself:
    That help any?
     
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    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Wirelessman, Jul 22, 2008
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