Computer names persistently associated with a MAC address causing problems

Our WDS server will assign out a computer name like CompanyName### This is great.
The problem is sometimes WDS will assign a computer name that is getting associated with the MAC address somehow--I assume this is what's happening--and kick a computer off the domain that now has that computer name.
Is there some way I can disable the association of computer names with MAC addresses, or persistent computer names?

Hi,
How did you define your naming policy in WDS or in your answer file?
3.1.1.4 Machine Naming Policy
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd871418.aspx
Please also check this hotfix:
Windows Deployment Services generates duplicate client computer names when the %MAC variable is used
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957051
Hope this helps.

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This has happened many times when using iTunes.
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