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DI-1162/DI-1162M Remote Access Router
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DNS Configuration
The DI-1162/DI-1162M router has a built in recursive DNS server. The maximum amount of memory that will be
used by the router’s Domain Name Server is 64Kb which averages out to be about 800 entries. In other words, up
to 800 domain names and their associated IP Addresses can be stored, which can significantly speed up access to
those domains. The routers DNS table will age out about every 24 hours, ensuring that the most frequently
accessed domains consistently benefit from the improved access times provided by using the routers own DNS.
The IP Addresses for domain names not stored in the router must be acquired from a DNS server on the Internet.
Thus, if you are using DNS, make sure you also specify an IP Address to a DNS server in the Forward DNS
queries to field.
The items in the above submenu are described as follows:
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DNS Server State – Enables or disables recursive DNS on this router.
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Lookup Host Table – Enables or disables DNS to reference up to eight host names defined in the Host Table
shown below.
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DNS Domain Name – The domain name suffix in which the router resides, to be appended to the host name
defined in the host table.
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Forward DNS queries to – A large server dedicated to resolving domain names on the Internet. This field
should contain the IP Address for the DNS closest to you.
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DNS Cache State – When this item is enabled, the router will add the domain names and IP Addresses it
retrieves from DNS queries to it’s own recursive DNS table.
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Host Table – Select this item to access the screen below.