man dhcp-options option fqdn.no-client-update flag; When the client sends this, if it is true, it means the client \\ will not attempt to update its A record. When sent by the server to the client, it means that the client \\ should not update its own A record. option fqdn.server-update flag; When the client sends this to the server, it is requesting that the server update its A record. When sent by the server, it means that the server has updated (or is about to update) the client's A record. # # DHCP Server Config File # ddns-update-style none; ignore client-updates; lease-file-name "/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases"; authoritative; default-lease-time 86400; # 24 hours max-lease-time 172800; # 48 hours subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 192.168.1.101 192.168.1.200; ddns-domainname "home.lan"; option domain-name "home.lan"; option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.5; option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.5; option netbios-dd-server 192.168.1.5; option routers 192.168.1.5; option ntp-servers 192.168.1.5; ddns-update-style ad-hoc; option netbios-node-type 8; option ip-forwarding off; option non-local-source-routing off; option perform-mask-discovery off; option router-discovery off; option tcp-keepalive-garbage off; } http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc977343.aspx