Motorola 3347 - Manual (Page 14)

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Simplified Local Area Network Setup
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server
DHCP Ser ver functionality enables the Gateway to assign to your LAN computer(s) a “pri-
vate” IP address and other parameters that allow network communication. The default
DHCP Ser ver configuration of the Gateway suppor ts up to 253 LAN IP addresses.
This feature simplifies network administration because the Gateway maintains a list of IP
address assignments. Additional computers can be added to your LAN without the hassle
of configuring an IP address.
DNS Proxy
Domain Name System (DNS) provides end users with the ability to look for devices or web
sites by typing their names, rather than IP addresses. For web sur fers, this technology
allows you to enter the URL (Universal Resource Locator) as text to sur f to a desired web-
site.
The Motorola Netopia® DNS Proxy feature allows the LAN-side IP address of the Gateway
to be used for proxying DNS requests from hosts on the LAN to the DNS Ser vers config-
ured in the gateway. This is accomplished by having the Gateway's LAN address handed
out as the “DNS Ser ver” to the DHCP clients on the LAN.
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NOTE:
The Motorola Netopia® DNS Proxy only proxies UDP DNS queries, not TCP
DNS queries.