Question about LDAP and DNS

[adnane]

hi all,

I have IP phones and i want to install an LDAP server so they can use it to download contacts infos,

these phones ask for a dc=example & dc=com same for the LDAP server,

my question is does the LDAP require a dns ? if not what should I put on these dc= on both the phones and the LDAP server,

Thank You

[tigalch]

Hello and welcome to the fora,

if i'm not mistaking you need both a valid dns name and the base DN to be correct.
On your client you will need the DNS-name of the LDAP-Server and the valid base DN - usually something like dc=company,dc=country (and possibly something in front of dc=company.
Your LDAP-server must allready be configured to be queryable with that base DN.

[hawkmage]

The "dc=example,dc=com" is normally used to define the LDAP search base not the host to bind to and doesn't require DNS entry.

Is there a host entry on the phone configuration for LDAP user lookup? Or does it look for a _ldap._tcp SRV entry in DNS?