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Chapter 5 Settings for Interfaces and Network Services
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For these reasons we recommend you to set dial-up parameters as follows:
• for the primary connection — persistent connection,
• for secondary connection — on-demand dialing or manual dialing without an interval
set for hanging-up when idle.
Note: The Administration Console checks settings of dial-up lines selected for the pri-
mary or secondary connection and displays an alert in the following cases:
• for the primary connection, a line which is not connected persistently is selected,
• for the secondary connection, a line is selected that can be dialed manually and hung-
up when idle.
5.3 DNS Forwarder
In WinRoute, the DNS Forwarder plug-in can be used to enable easier configuration for
DNS hosts within local networks or to speed up responses to repeated DNS queries. At
local hosts, DNS can be defined by taking the following actions:
• use IP address of the primary or the back-up DNS server. This solution has the risk
of slow DNS responses.
• use the DNS server within the local network (if available). The DNS server must be
allowed to access the Internet in order to be able to respond even to queries sent
from outside of the local domain.
• use DNS Forwarder in WinRoute. DNS Forwarder can be also used as a basic DNS
server for the local domain (see below) or as a forwarder for the existing server.
If possible, it is recommended to use DNS Forwarder as a primary DNS server for LAN
hosts (the last option). DNS Forwarder provides fast processing of DNS requests and
their correct routing in more complex network configurations.
DNS Forwarder configuration
In WinRoute default settings the DNS Forwarder is switched on and set up so that all
DNS queries are forwarded by one of the DNS servers defined in the operating system
(usually it is a DNS server provided by your ISP). The configuration can be fine-tuned in
Configurations → DNS Forwarder.