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DNS-default

Domain name server

The entry DNS (Domain Name Server) is required to announce the name server responsible for their own network for computers that have direct access via PPP to the router.

If the router is configured for access to the Internet via an Internet service provider, the DNS server is usually given by the provider. There are then two possible settings in the router:

O '0.0.0.0' is entered as the address of the DNS server. All computers in the local network can then use the provider's DNS server.
O The router's own IP address is entered as the DNS server. Then he uses the DNS information from the provider not only for its own local network but also forwards this information (DNS forwarding). Remote stations such as computers that dial in via remote access can then also access the provider's DNS server. This procedure is also referred to as DNS forwarding.

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