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PicLan-IP DNS Configuration

Some PicLan-IP functions require access to Domain Name Service functions. A DNS is an internet server that converts domain names like www.modsoft.com into IP addresses like 207.215.231.99. In addition to converting names to addresses, a DNS server can also convert addresses to names, and perform other lookup functions such as querying mail routing tables.

If you use any functions in PicLan-IP that require name lookups, then you must configure the PicLan-IP software to use one or more external Domain Name Servers. This configuration is accomplished in the PLIP.CTRL CONFIG item:

Parameter	Format	Description	Default
`DNS=`	IP Address (###.###.###.###)	The IP address of a running Domain Name Server. This may be a local DNS server, or a server at your ISP. You can enter multiple DNS= lines to use more than one DNS server.	none
`DNS WAIT=`	hh:mm:ss	The amount of time to wait between DNS UDP transmits	2 seconds
`DNS RETRY=`	##	The number of total attempts to perform a DNS query operation	4
`DNS TIMEOUT=`	hh:mm:ss	The total length of time to wait for a DNS query answer	30 seconds
`DNS CLEANUP=`	hh:mm:ss	The interval between DNS cache cleanup scans	1 hour

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