graphics\overbutt.gifSetting DNS servers

You can add a DNS server to the dial-up account. To add a DNS server, specify a domain name for your computer and the DNS IP address of the DNS server assigned to you by your ISP or system administrator. You can add multiple DNS servers; you must have at least one DNS server in the DNS address list. You can also remove DNS servers from the dial-up account list. You can disable existing DNS servers when you connect to computers within the local network that might not need domain name translation.

To add a DNS server

1. Click Application Starter, Applications, Network, Dial-Up.

2. Click the Setup button.

3. Click the Accounts tab.

4. Choose a dial-up account from the Account Setup list and click the Edit button.

5. Click the DNS tab.

6. Type a domain name in the Domain Name box.

7. Type the DNS IP address in the DNS IP Address box.

8. Click Add.

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To remove a DNS server

1. Follow steps 1 to 5 from the previous procedure.

2. Choose the DNS address that you want to remove from the DNS Address list.

3. Click Remove.

To disable an existing DNS server during a connection

1. Follow steps 1 to 5 from the "To add a DNS server" procedure.

2. Enable the Disable Existing DNS Servers During Connection check box.