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| dentonb2000 2001-03-06, 12:30 pm |
| I don't usually bash software but I must say, the demo of testprep for 70-210 is the worst study resource I have ever resorted to. So far out of 10 question, I have answered incorrect (according to their answers) six of the ten questions. I think this is an injustice to the entire IT community. I am not saying that I know everything or nor do I pretend too, but these questions are so obviously wrong that it is disheartening to think that someone is using these as study material! | |
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| I mean, come on! An correct answer (from them) is to assign the DNS server a static IP??? Lets be serious here, what point is there to a DNS server if the client has no idea where the server is???? | |
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| You have me somewhat confused. Follow is a quote from the MOC for 2153 (for 70-216):
To configure TCP/IP, you must assign a static IP address in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box on the computer on which you are installing the DNS Server service.
Do I misunderstand your message? | |
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| The answer was to install static IP's on the DNS servers....that is the kind of errors throughout this test. I am usually not this critical of stuff!
BTW, how can one boot to the recovery console and "disable a driver"? I knew that one could disable a service but not a driver. Someone please clarify. | |
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| Ok time out lads..
First: where is this test located?
Second: What's its URL please?
Third: Are we getting common sense mixed up with facts?
Ok let me qualify my 3rd, To most techies who are worth their salt know that you have to have statically assigned addresses for most application types servers (meaning the likes of DHCP,DNS,WINS,Exchange,SQL...so on); But don't forget there are those who are new to this area and know nothing of what we regard as commonsense  So may be the TestPrep designers thought they should test everything they could to cater for these people.
I don't wish to cause any arguments so this just IMHO that's all.
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| And to answer my own question, apparently you can disable a driver from the recovery console.
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Originally posted by dentonb2000
The answer was to install static IP's on the DNS servers....that is the kind of errors throughout this test. I am usually not this critical of stuff!
BTW, how can one boot to the recovery console and "disable a driver"? I knew that one could disable a service but not a driver. Someone please clarify.
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| I sure would like to know what the question is | |
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| Staic means not going anywhere. So that is what you want on a DNS server. A static IP. Now if they said that it was a Dynamic IP then I would have to agree with you. You may be a bit confused on what Dynamic and Static means. | |
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| No sir, I am well aware of the differences between static and dynamic. The question would lead one to believe that you could have a DNS server dynamically handed an IP from a DHCP server. In theory, yes this would work but then the client (resolver) machine would not be aware of the IP of the DNS server since it was handed a dynamic IP. I guess a work around would to place an exception in the DHCP server with the MAC address of the DNS server so that way it always received the same IP.
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Originally posted by cyberphreak
Staic means not going anywhere. So that is what you want on a DNS server. A static IP. Now if they said that it was a Dynamic IP then I would have to agree with you. You may be a bit confused on what Dynamic and Static means.
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| Or you just tell it not to receive an IP from the DHCP server and assign one yourself which is what would be done. Not every machine needs to get an IP the same way. One machine could be configured to receive one from DHCP while the one next to it (DNS Server) could be configured with it's own from the Admin. | |
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| That is basically what I was trying to convey in the beginning. The question led the individual to believe that you could actually assign a dynamic IP and expect the DNS server to work (which it would). The problem is that the client would not know the IP of the DNS server. Most DNS servers, upon installation, will check that automatic IP is disabled that in fact there is a hard-coded IP. | |
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| I mis-understood what you were asking then. I thought that you thought that it would be good to configure the DNS Server with a Dynamic IP as opposed with a Static one. Good debate though. Hope to have more in the future. |
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