My company uses a VPN client that creates a dial-up networking object. I want it to use DDNS when it connects, but by default, the option for 'Register this connection's addresses in DNS' is unchecked, because it's a dial-up networking adapter. I can manually go in there and check the box, but I'm looking for a way I can push this setting out to all users in the company. I'm thinking it's stored in the registry somewhere. If so, I'll just create a group policy that will modify the registry. Does anyone know where I can find this setting somewhere or if there is a script I can run on everyone's computer to enable this?

Check http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246804 -- Regards, Vik Singh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to click ??Mark as Answer? on the post that helps you, and to click ??Unmark as Answer? if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. "Stephen Olsen1" wrote in message news:b808a05e-8f1f-4a8d-9580-f942dccd8a1e@communitybridge.codeplex.com... My company uses a VPN client that creates a dial-up networking object. I want it to use DDNS when it connects, but by default, the option for 'Register this connection's addresses in DNS' is unchecked, because it's a dial-up networking adapter. I can manually go in there and check the box, but I'm looking for a way I can push this setting out to all users in the company. I'm thinking it's stored in the registry somewhere. If so, I'll just create a group policy that will modify the registry. Does anyone know where I can find this setting somewhere or if there is a script I can run on everyone's computer to enable this?

I've already read that article and it doesn't appear to work. I added the entry DisableDynamicUpdate=0 in the interface for the VPN. The client is Windows 7 btw, I don't know if that article applies. I am testing it XP as well, no luck so far.

Typically if you are using RRAS for VPN, the IP addresses would be provided by the DHCP server. In that case you could follow http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee941150(WS.10).aspx If the way VPN and DHCP setup is different, then the above does not apply. -- Regards, Vik Singh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to click ??Mark as Answer? on the post that helps you, and to click ??Unmark as Answer? if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. "Stephen Olsen1" wrote in message news:3eea4367-2224-4d55-847d-453a44454dd3@communitybridge.codeplex.com... I've already read that article and it doesn't appear to work. I added the entry DisableDynamicUpdate=0 in the interface for the VPN. The client is Windows 7 btw, I don't know if that article applies. I am testing it XP as well, no luck so far.

Ideally we'd be using Microsoft DHCP, but for now we are stuck on using the VPN'd built-in DHCP server (non-microsoft). I'm sure it's got a setting in the registry somewhere. I am just looking for a way to programmatically perform the following: To configure DHCP clients to register with DNS At the DHCP client computer, Click Start , click Run , in Search programs and files type ncpa.cpl , and then press ENTER . Right-click the applicable network connection, click Properties , click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties . Click Advanced , click DNS , check Register this connection’s addresses in DNS and then click OK .

Go to Group policy, Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Network, DNS Client. You will find all DNS settings there.

Stephen, This setting cannot be made through a registry change since the interface GUID will be different per interface per system. Are you using a third party VPN client to make the dial-up connection? You can try changing the Group Policy setting as mentioned by dlawton, but you will most likely need to make the change in the dial-up connection. Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Regards, Clark Satter Microsoft Online Community Support