General Information on Domain Name Services

Domain Name Services are used to separate the secure and nonsecure networks into separate name spaces. The goal is to provide full domain name service to hosts inside the secure network while providing minimal information to hosts outside the secure network.

Hints for Configuring Firewall Domain Name Services (DNS):

Further Information

Handling Domain Name and Mail Services

Secure Domain Name (DNS)

The Secure Domain Name is the name of your own network, the domain protected by the Firewall.

Secure Domain Name Server (IP Address)

The Secure Name Servers field is a list of IP addresses of the domain name servers inside your secure network to which the Firewall name server will go to resolve names for secure hosts.

Non-Secure Domain Name Server (IP Address)

The Non-Secure Name Servers field is a list of IP addresses of domain name servers in your parent zone, outside the secure network, to which the Firewall name server will go to resolve outside host names.

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