3com 3C840 Guía Del Usuario
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ONFIGURING
DNS
Configuring DNS
To access the DNS configuration screens, go to the OfficeConnect
Remote 840 Manager and select Configuration > Global > DNS.
Remote 840 Manager and select Configuration > Global > DNS.
This screen contains the following fields:
1 To enable DNS services, check the Enable DNS box.
2 To specify the number of times the OfficeConnect Remote 840 will
attempt to reach a primary or secondary DNS server, enter the number in
the Number of Retries field.
the Number of Retries field.
3 To specify the amount of time to wait for a timeout when the
OfficeConnect Remote 840 attempts to reach a primary or secondary
DNS server, enter the number of seconds in the Timeout field.
DNS server, enter the number of seconds in the Timeout field.
4 Click Submit.
Configuring
Remote DNS
Servers
Remote DNS
Servers
When the OfficeConnect Remote 840's DNS Proxy cannot find a domain
name in its local static entries, it will forward the request to one or two
remote servers. The remote DNS Server can be learned dynamically if the
remote site is configured for PPP, otherwise it must be specified. Up to
two servers may be specified per domain name.
name in its local static entries, it will forward the request to one or two
remote servers. The remote DNS Server can be learned dynamically if the
remote site is configured for PPP, otherwise it must be specified. Up to
two servers may be specified per domain name.
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