
TCP/IP configuration of the network connectionsĪssume that a scope is configured to have DHCP scope options and that DNS servers are configured.In versions of Windows Server that are earlier than Windows Server 2008, the DHCP server uses the DNS servers that are configured in the TCP/IP properties of the network connections as the target of the dynamic updates.Ī change in the DHCP dynamic update behavior causes DHCP servers in Windows Server 2008 and later versions to select a DNS server by the following criteria in the given order:

The PTR records may be the records that do not update in DNS and that cause reverse DNS lookups to fail. This icon indicates that the DNS registration is incomplete.īy default, the DHCP server registers the PTR records for dynamic update-aware clients. This article discusses that a change in the DHCP Domain Name System (DNS) update behavior may delay DNS registrations and provides help to solve this issue.Īpplies to: Windows Server 2012 R2 Original KB number: 3069564 Symptomsĭynamic updates of DNS registrations that are performed by the DHCP server on behalf of a DHCP-enabled computer take a long time to process or are not processed after the DHCP service runs for a while.Īdditionally, a fountain pen icon appears next to the lease record in DHCP.
