Force refresh of Dns on Clients?

bigdunc

bigdunc

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Is their anyway I can force client machines to update their network configuration after I have made changes to a Win2k server? I don't fancy having to go round 30 odd-Pc's and manually releasing and refreshing their network configuration.

Cheers.
 
bigdunc said:
Is their anyway I can force client machines to update their network configuration after I have made changes to a Win2k server? I don't fancy having to go round 30 odd-Pc's and manually releasing and refreshing their network configuration.

Cheers.
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A couple of quick questions
1) Are you using AD?
2) Do you require an immediate update, or will the next logon do?
3) Just a clarification, but do you require the clients to use different DNS servers, or just flush their DNS cache?

If you're using AD and the next logon will do, and you just need the clients to flush the cache then you can use a logon script.
 
Thanks for the reply.

Yes, I am using AD and need the clients to use new dns servers not just flushing the cache. Immediate would be preferable but next logon would do if it is easier.

Cheers
 
Next time....

Set the DHCP lease time to be the shortest time, 50% of the time of the current lease time before you intend to make the change.

Make the change

Wait 50% of the lease time

Set the lease time back to a normal setting (i tend to use 4 days, the default 8 days is too long for most environments)
 
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