The setting under the "My Computer" properties refers to the fully qualified
name of the system and the domain it has joined.
The TCP/IP settings are for registering the system to DNS using this name.
example:
System name = wxpstation1
Damain name = contoso.com
Join the contoso.com domain and the "My Computer" properties > more will show
contoso.com
The TCP/IP settings will not have an entry unless you add the entry which
will
register to a DNS server using the context you specify
In other words I could join the contoso.com domain but under TCP/IP the DNS
suffix will be empty until I specify how I want this system to register to DNS
"musicman" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > There seem to be two different locations where you can specify the DNS
> suffix. The first is accessed by going to the Properties of My Computer ->
> Computer Name -> Change -> More. The second is accessed via rClick on My
> Network Places -> Properties -> Properties of Local Area Connection ->
> Properties of TCP/IP -> Advanced -> DNS. Can anyone tell me the difference
> between these two settings? Should they both be set, or is setting one or the
> other enough?
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