[TL3]

I just wnated to clarify something that I use when setting a static IP for
any new servers I add to my network..

When I first tried to set a static IP for my wweb server I ended up calling
d-link tech support, and their ever-educational manner they told me to set
the preffered DNS to my router's local IP and the alternate DNS to the
address 4.2.2.2 .

I have since added a second server that I configured on a different network
using a similar d-link router. I assigned the same alternate DNS address and
it worked fine. But I would like to know what I'm doing when I set things up
like this.

thanks in advance

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Your router provides DNS to your network by forwarding requests to your
ISP's DNS servers. The router either obtains these DNS addresses
dynamically from your ISP's DHCP server, or it is statically configured with
them if you have a static public IP address. 4.2.2.2 is a public DNS server
run by Verizon (formerly GTE). As long as you can route to the Internet,
the Verizon server can provide you with Internet DNS name resolution.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"TL3" <TL3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4ADB2567-7685-4C18-ABF9-AA9F7ACC596F@microsoft.com...
> I just wnated to clarify something that I use when setting a static IP for
> any new servers I add to my network..
>
> When I first tried to set a static IP for my wweb server I ended up
calling
> d-link tech support, and their ever-educational manner they told me to set
> the preffered DNS to my router's local IP and the alternate DNS to the
> address 4.2.2.2 .
>
> I have since added a second server that I configured on a different
network
> using a similar d-link router. I assigned the same alternate DNS address
and
> it worked fine. But I would like to know what I'm doing when I set things
up
> like this.
>
> thanks in advance

[TL3]

Great!
thanks for your time.

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> Your router provides DNS to your network by forwarding requests to your
> ISP's DNS servers. The router either obtains these DNS addresses
> dynamically from your ISP's DHCP server, or it is statically configured with
> them if you have a static public IP address. 4.2.2.2 is a public DNS server
> run by Verizon (formerly GTE). As long as you can route to the Internet,
> the Verizon server can provide you with Internet DNS name resolution.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "TL3" <TL3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4ADB2567-7685-4C18-ABF9-AA9F7ACC596F@microsoft.com...
> > I just wnated to clarify something that I use when setting a static IP for
> > any new servers I add to my network..
> >
> > When I first tried to set a static IP for my wweb server I ended up
> calling
> > d-link tech support, and their ever-educational manner they told me to set
> > the preffered DNS to my router's local IP and the alternate DNS to the
> > address 4.2.2.2 .
> >
> > I have since added a second server that I configured on a different
> network
> > using a similar d-link router. I assigned the same alternate DNS address
> and
> > it worked fine. But I would like to know what I'm doing when I set things
> up
> > like this.
> >
> > thanks in advance
>
>
>