Multiple IP addresses on one NIC register twice in DNS server

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We've got a build server (Windows Server 2008 SP2, 64-bit) which has one NIC and two IP addresses registered to that NIC (192.168.1.30 and 192.168.1.31). The build server is registering two identical Host (A) records for itself in our DNS server:

  • buildserver.example.com => 192.168.1.30
  • buildserver.example.com => 192.168.1.31

I know in the "Advanced TCP/IP Settings" window for the build server's NIC, under the "DNS" tab, there is a check box labeled "Register this connection's addresses in DNS". I only want ONE of the IP addresses (ending in .30) to be registered in DNS not both of them. Can that be done?

My best guess is to disable the "Register this connection's addresses in DNS" and manually add the Host (A) record to our DNS server.

Thanks for any help!

Best Answer

I had same problem with server that hosts multiple IPs on single network card. On name resolving on other machines I was getting random one of those IPs. Since I don't control DNS server (and it was Friday late at night) I removed all IPs except one, check "Register this connection's address in DNS, verified on other machines that DNS lookup returns the address that I wanted. Then I cleared "Register this..." and added other IP addresses. So far it works.

Update: But after first reboot of the server it again registered other (wrong) IP address

Update: There is a hotfix for Server 2008 to prevent registration of multiple IP addresses. After the hotfix create new IP address using:

Netsh int ipv4 add address < Interface Name > < ip address > skipassource=true

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