Motorola 7.7.4 manual Dhcp Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server, DNS Proxy

Simplified Local Area Network Setup

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server

DHCP Server functionality enables the Gateway to assign to your LAN computer(s) a “pri- vate” IP address and other parameters that allow network communication. The default DHCP Server configuration of the Gateway supports up to 253 LAN IP addresses.

This feature simplifies network administration because the Gateway maintains a list of IP address assignments. Additional computers can be added to your LAN without the hassle of configuring an IP address.

DNS Proxy

Domain Name System (DNS) provides end users with the ability to look for devices or web sites by typing their names, rather than IP addresses. For web surfers, this technology allows you to enter the URL (Universal Resource Locator) as text to surf to a desired web- site.

The Motorola Netopia® DNS Proxy feature allows the LAN-side IP address of the Gateway to be used for proxying DNS requests from hosts on the LAN to the DNS Servers config- ured in the gateway. This is accomplished by having the Gateway's LAN address handed out as the “DNS Server” to the DHCP clients on the LAN.

☛NOTE:

The Motorola Netopia® DNS Proxy only proxies UDP DNS queries, not TCP DNS queries.

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