Comments on: Updating DNS names in Apple Remote Desktop http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/ Tomos Hillman's mind-dump. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:56:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Olive Sito http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-108607 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:07:47 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-108607 One of my favorite daily activities is waking up and reading your blog, I love it so much One of my favorite daily activities is waking up and reading your blog, I love it so much

]]> by: yamahito http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-107999 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:41:29 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-107999 your MAC address is tied to your network interfaces. So, no. your MAC address is tied to your network interfaces. So, no.

]]> by: peter@netzwerk http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-107972 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:52:21 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-107972 Does my mac adresse change if I upgrade my computer with some other hardware? For example change the graphic card? Does my mac adresse change if I upgrade my computer with some other hardware? For example change the graphic card?

]]> by: yamahito » Blog Archive » ARD Update DNS Script http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-41 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:10:20 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-41 [...] yamahito Tomos Hillman’s mind-dump. « Updating DNS names in Apple Remote Desktop [...] […] yamahito Tomos Hillman’s mind-dump. « Updating DNS names in Apple Remote Desktop […]

]]> by: yamahito http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-40 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:17:36 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-40 Yup, silly question :) Yup, silly question :)

]]> by: SilentBob http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-39 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:11:33 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-39 This is hopefully a silly question, but are the mac addresses correct? This is hopefully a silly question, but are the mac addresses correct?

]]> by: yamahito http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-38 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:34:46 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-38 Worried about your reputation, SB? Heheh, maybe you should get a little mac mini, just so you can tell us how nicely windows runs on it :) Pinging a machine by dns name works. nslookup on the IP address returns the correct name host the same. LookupOrder (Global Configuration): Cache NI DS LookupOrder (Host Configuration): Cache FF DNS NI DS I've already tried clearing the cache with lookupd -flushcache /etc/hosts and lookupd -q host both only bring up localhost and broadcasthost. Netinfo has information about the grouping of the computers, but only remembers their mac addresses. Besides, I'm fairly confident that ARD doesn't use the netinfo information. Worried about your reputation, SB? Heheh, maybe you should get a little mac mini, just so you can tell us how nicely windows runs on it :)

Pinging a machine by dns name works.
nslookup on the IP address returns the correct name
host the same.

LookupOrder (Global Configuration): Cache NI DS
LookupOrder (Host Configuration): Cache FF DNS NI DS

I’ve already tried clearing the cache with lookupd -flushcache

/etc/hosts and lookupd -q host both only bring up localhost and broadcasthost.

Netinfo has information about the grouping of the computers, but only remembers their mac addresses. Besides, I’m fairly confident that ARD doesn’t use the netinfo information.

]]> by: SilentBob http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-37 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:30:59 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-37 PS DISCLAIMER: I don't own, nor have I ever owned, a Mac PS DISCLAIMER: I don’t own, nor have I ever owned, a Mac

]]> by: SilentBob http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-36 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:30:03 +0000 http://yamahito.net/blog/2007/03/12/updating-dns-in-ard/#comment-36 What happens when you run nslookup/dig/host against the name and/or expected IP? What's the nameserver for your host? What's the order that it performs name resolution ("lookupd -configuration")? Have you looked at what's stored in NetInfo (Applications->Utilities->NetInfo Manager)? I believe the order it checks things are /etc/hosts, NetInfo, then a normal DNS lookup. If the wrong information is held in NetInfo by another computer in the domain (i.e. the server), you might be retrieving bad information from that. What happens when you run nslookup/dig/host against the name and/or expected IP? What’s the nameserver for your host? What’s the order that it performs name resolution (”lookupd -configuration”)? Have you looked at what’s stored in NetInfo (Applications->Utilities->NetInfo Manager)? I believe the order it checks things are /etc/hosts, NetInfo, then a normal DNS lookup. If the wrong information is held in NetInfo by another computer in the domain (i.e. the server), you might be retrieving bad information from that.

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