Softick PPP - Setting DNS server addresses

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Automatic DNS Configuration

Softick PPP is able to query your Windows configuration for list of DNS servers to use, and in most cases you can leave default settings. But in few cases you might need to setup DNS addresses to use manually. Manual setup is required if you have more then two DNS server or dial-up connection.

You can view your current DNS servers by using View log menu item in Network Profile dialog.

DNS servers addresses priority

There are a few simple rules which help you to setup correct DNS configuration.

1. Palm OS will use Network profile DNS servers regardless what you have specified on the PC.
2. If you have specified Primary and Secondary DNS servers both servers should be available since Palm OS interleaves DNS Servers usage. If you have places where some of servers are available and some of them are not, create different network profiles for them
3. If you have checked "Query DNS" option in Palm Network Profile you need to provide DNS servers in Softick PPP configuration or enable automatic DNS discovery.

DNS and Dial-up Internet (LAN) access

If you access Internet or corporate LAN via Dial-up connection and DNS servers assigned automatically by remote host you have an alternative:

1. Specify DNS addresses manually
2. Establish PPP connection with Palm after connection to remote network is established

This behavior is by design. Softick PPP configures Palm network options during IPCP negotiation phase and cannot reconfigure Palm if connection was already established.

Manual DNS configuration

For manual DNS configuration establish connection to remote network, open command prompt and type:

C:>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration
...
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
...
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
...
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:
...
PPP adapter Lucky.Net:

  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
  Description . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
  Physical Address. . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
  Dhcp Enabled. . . . : No
  IP Address. . . . . : 193.193.199.130
  Subnet Mask . . . . : 255.255.255.255
  Default Gateway . . : 0.0.0.0
  DNS Servers . . . . : 193.193.193.100
                        193.193.193.115

  NetBIOS over Tcpip. : Disabled

Your active DNS Servers for Dial-up connection in shown in "DNS Servers" line. Put them to Palm Network profile or Softick PPP configuration.

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