4 dns – Planet Technology VC-200S User Manual

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MTU

Enter the maximum connection units of the PPPoE. The

MTU range is 1400 to 1492 bytes, by factory default is

1492.

Maximum Idle

Time

This is the period of time required to keep the connection

alive if no packets are transmitted. If no packets are

transmitted between LAN port and WAN port or between

VC-200M/VC-200S and WAN, the connection is

disconnected after the “Maximum Idle Time

If the Auto-reconnect check box is selected, the PPP

connection is re-established if there is some data that is

received from the upper layers to be transmitted on this

link.

z

Click “CANCEL” to exit from this page without saving the changes.

z

Click “APPLY” to save the information that has been entered.

3.5.4.4 DNS

Domain Name Service (DNS) stores and associates many types of information with

domain names.

Most importantly, it translates domain names (computer hostnames) to IP addresses. It

also lists mail exchanges servers accepting e-mail for each domain.

In providing a worldwide keyword-based redirection service, DNS is an essential

component of contemporary Internet use.

DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example,

the domain name www.example.com might translate to 198.105.232.4.

To configure the DNS address, click on the DNS link in the left navigation bar, show

as below.

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