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4.0 Configuration
DNS: Domain Name Service
is an Internet service that
translates easily -
remembered domain names
into their not - so - easily -
remembered IP addresses.
Being that the Internet is
based on IP addresses,
without DNS, if one entered
the domain name
www.microhardcorp.com (for
example) into the URL line of
a web browser, the website
‘ could not be found ’).
Specify a preferred DNS server address to be assigned to DHCP
devices.
Preferred DNS Server
Values (IP Address)
(IP Address)
Specify the alternate DNS server address to be assigned to DHCP
devices.
Alternate DNS Server
Values (IP Address)
(IP Address)
Enter the Domain Name for the DHCP devices.
Domain Name
Values (string)
(IP Address)
Enter the address of the WINS/NBNS (NetBIOS) Server. The WINS
server will translate computers names into their IP addresses, similar
to how a DNS server translates domain names to IP addresses.
WINS/NBNS Servers
Values (IP/Domain)
(no default)
Select the method used to resolve computer names to IP addresses.
Four name resolution methods are available:
B - node: broadcast
P - node: point - to - point
M - node: mixed/modified
H - node: hybrid
WINS/NBT Node Type
Values (selection)
none
b - node
p - node
m - node
h - node