DNS server for Windows

[Richard M]

Hi guys, I'm currently reconfiguring my network boxes and am looking for a good open source DNS server for Windows.
There's an excellent one for Linux called bind but I don't know if there is a Windows version.

I'm not using domains or anything like that, it's a simple peer to peer network with a switch and router.
I'm hoping to speed up my browsing because DNS lookups are the slowest link with my DSL connection at the moment.
I might be after a decent proxy server too.

[Caspar]

Why can't you use Windows DNS?

[Richard M]

Never used it before, do I need a server OS like Win 2000 or 2003?

[Chris W]

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/N..._WinProxy.html

that has been recommended to me for a proxy although i haven't used it myself.

Can you write your regularly used sites into your hosts file and then just copy this onto all of your machines?

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by monkeybreath

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/N..._WinProxy.html

that has been recommended to me for a proxy although i haven't used it myself.

Can you write your regularly used sites into your hosts file and then just copy this onto all of your machines?

Hmm, good point.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Richard M

Hi guys, I'm currently reconfiguring my network boxes and am looking for a good open source DNS server for Windows.
There's an excellent one for Linux called bind but I don't know if there is a Windows version.

I'm not using domains or anything like that, it's a simple peer to peer network with a switch and router.
I'm hoping to speed up my browsing because DNS lookups are the slowest link with my DSL connection at the moment.
I might be after a decent proxy server too.

Simple DNS is excellent, but unfortunately not free.

http://www.jhsoft.com/

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by Richard M

Never used it before, do I need a server OS like Win 2000 or 2003?

If you have got W2K Server or W2K3, DNS server is included. Just have to enable it.

[Richard M]

Hmm... I've been looking at 2003 for a new Apache install so I might get the 180 day trial from M$ anyway.

[Tricky]

2003 is great - Install the OS and click the button on the admin screen and it goes off creates a DHCP, DNS Services and an Active Directory for you...Who needs talented IT staff anymore?

Before I get flamed for the IT Staff comment - They all do in order to get the thing up and running again once you try installing a M$ patch and it all goes Pete Tong

[Richard M]

I just installed Server 2003 and am using it as my DNS server, my browsing seems to be twice as fast!

[Millay]

The DNS server in Server 2003 is great... although i have known it get delusions of grandure before...