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NETGEAR ReadyNAS User Guide
1-6 Configuring Your ReadyNAS
v1.0, October 2007
DNS Settings
The DNS area allows you to specify up to three Domain Name Service servers for hostname
resolution. The DNS service translates host names into IP addresses.
If you selected the DHCP option in the Ethernet or Wireless tab, the Domain Name Server fields
are automatically populated with the DNS settings from your DHCP server. If you selected the
Static option, you can manually specify the IP addresses of the DNS servers and the domain name
here.
WINS
The WINS option allows you to specify the IP address of the WINS (Windows Internet Naming
Service) server. A WINS server is typically a Windows server on the network that allows the
ReadyNAS or other devices on the network to be browsed from other subnets.
If you do not have an existing WINS server, you can designate the ReadyNAS to be one. Simply
select the Become a WINS server check box, and configure your Windows PC to specify the
ReadyNAS IP address as the WINS server. This can be useful if you wish to browse by hostname
across multiple subnets (for example, over VPN).
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