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--- dns:microsoft [2024/04/11 09:47] – bstafford
+++ dns:microsoft [2025/01/20 09:32] (current) – [Windows 8.1 or earlier versions] bstafford
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 From [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/networking/internet-explorer-edge-open-connect-corporate-public-network|here]].
+===== PowerShell DNS =====
+<code>Get-DnsClientServerAddress | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ServerAddresses</code>
+===== DDNS =====
+If clients are doing DDNS:
+  * Windows clients update their DNS name once a day.
+  * Windows domain controllers update their DNS name once an hour.
 ===== Supported Features in 2022 =====
 List of new [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/dns/deploy/dns-policies-overview|DNS features]] from Microsoft.
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     * If NCSI receives a valid response from a DNS server, NCSI sends a plain HTTP GET request to ''http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt''.
     * If NCSI successfully downloads the text file, it makes sure that the file contains Microsoft Connect Test.
-    * NCSI sends another DNS request to resolve the address of the dns.msftncsi.com FQDN.
+    * NCSI sends another DNS request to resolve the address of the ''dns.msftncsi.com'' FQDN.
 If any of these requests fails, the network alert appears in the Task Bar (as described in Symptoms). If you hover over the icon, you see a message such as "No connectivity" or "Limited Internet access" (depending on which requests failed).
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   * If NCSI receives a valid response from a DNS server, NCSI sends a plain HTTP GET request to ''http://www.msftncsi.com/ncsi.txt''.
   * If NCSI successfully downloads the text file, it makes sure that the file contains Microsoft NCSI.
-  * NCSI sends another DNS request to resolve the address of the dns.msftncsi.com FQDN.
+  * NCSI sends another DNS request to resolve the address of the ''dns.msftncsi.com'' FQDN.
 If any of these requests fails, the network alert appears in the Task Bar (as described in Symptoms). If you hover over the icon, you see a message such as "No connectivity" or "Limited Internet access" (depending on which requests failed).
 If all of these requests succeed, the Task Bar shows the usual network icon. If you hover over the icon, you see a message such as "Internet access."