[Gllug] Search Parameter for DNS in dhcpd.conf

[Steve Nelson]

Hi All,

I have a dhcp server (isc dhcpd 3.0.1) which provides services to a
number of windows workstations.  For providing DNS server info, in the
dhcpd.conf file I have:

option domain-name "whizzobutter.co.uk.lan";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.5;

However the windows machines cannot do a lookup for a shortname - eg
nslookup banana fails, but nslookup banana.whizzobutter.co.uk.lan
works fine.

All UNIX machines with the search parameter set in resolv.conf can do
these lookups:

[uto at najdorf uto]$ host tal
tal.whizzobutter.co.uk.lan has address 192.168.7.17

Is it possible to specify a domain-name-search kind of option in the
dhcpd config?

I had a look through dhcp rfcs and  the dhcpd  and dhcpd.conf manual
pages looking for such an option, but to no avail.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

S.
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