Netopia 2200 Network Router User Manual


 
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auto - The device will scan for standard telephone service (POTS). If it finds POTS, it dis-
ables metallic termination. If it does not find POTS during the search period, then metal-
lic termination is enabled.
disabled - There is no POTS detection, and metallic termination is disabled.
always_on - The device will scan for POTS for information only. Metallic termination is
always enabled.
Domain Name System Settings
Domain Name System (DNS) is an information service for TCP/IP networks that uses a
hierarchical naming system to identify network domains and the hosts associated with
them. You can identify a primary DNS server and one secondary server.
Common Commands
set dns domain-name
domain-name
Specifies the default domain name for your network. When an application needs to resolve
a host name, it appends the default domain name to the host name and asks the DNS
server if it has an address for the “fully qualified host name.”
set dns primary-address
ip_address
Specifies the IP address of the primary DNS name server.
set dns proxy-enable
This allows you to disable the default behavior of acting as a DNS proxy. The default is on.
set dns secondary-address
ip_address
Specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS name server. Enter
0.0.0.0
if your network
does not have a secondary DNS name server.
Dynamic DNS Settings
These commands are supported beginning with Firmware Version 7.4.2.
Dynamic DNS support allows you to use the free services of www.dyndns.org. Dynamic
DNS automatically directs any public Internet request for your computer's name to your cur-