Simple DNS Plus is a simple yet very strong DNS server application. Thanks to DNS servers we surf the Internet using names such as "www.softpedia.com" instead of impossible to remember IP addresses.
DNS servers translate these domain names into machine readable IP-addresses needed to locate the requested web-server on the Internet.
With Simple DNS Plus you can hosts your own domain name, or simply speed up Internet access by running your own DNS server.
Simple DNS Plus can easily be integrated with your web-site for ISP customer signup etc., or even a full web-based DNS solution.
Simple DNS Plus is also a DHCP server, it comes with a DNS Look Up tool, and many other features.
Here are some key features of "Simple DNS Plus":
· Host your own domain names on your own Internet DNS Server
· Speed up Internet access with DNS caching
· Bypass your ISP's DNS servers
· Name the computers on your LAN and forget IP addresses and hosts files
· Direct support for dynamic IP clients
· Integrated DHCP server auto configures network computers and DNS
· DNS record and zone comment fields (New in v. 4.00)
· Quick Domain Wizard
· Bulk Update Wizard (New in v. 4.00)
· Copy zone function
· Import Wizard
· Reverse Zone Wizard
· Automatic creation of reverse DNS records
· Serve DNS records directly from your existing "hosts" file.
· Easy to integrate with other applications
· HTTP administration / programming interface
· DNS Look Up tool - including WHOIS
· See what's going on behind the scenes - live
· Detailed log files
· Domain usage statistics
· Cache snapshot viewer
· Animated Tray Bar Icon.
· Automate secondary DNS servers
· NAT IP alias conversion (New in v. 4.00)
· Round Robin load distribution option
· Incremental Zone Transfers
· Option to redirect abusers (synthesize DNS records for unauthorized users)
· Supports wildcard records ( *.domain-name ) for ALL record types.
· Alias zones (zone file sharing)
· NXDOMAIN Redirect
· Domain specific DNS forwarding
· Extended DNS forwarding
· Automatic SPF records - help fight spam and phishing scams (New in v. 4.00)
· Standard "Master File" format
· MS Active Directory compatibility
· Automatic detection of "lame delegation"
· DNS Spoofing security option
· Stealth DNS" security option
· Restrict Recursion by client IP address
· IP address blocking
· Standard DNS record types supported
· RFCs supported
Requirements:
· Pentium 200 MHz
· 64 MB RAM
Limitations:
· 14 days trial
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed: Tray icon not shown following Windows login (build 113 only).
· Fixed: Dynamic update request for empty (invalid) zone caused NullReference exception (crash).
Reasons why this program is marked as ad-supported:
· Added: Now logs request XQIDs (when XQID server side support is enabled).
· Update: Help file updated with changes to Options dialog / DNS / Outbound DNS requests section.
· Update: Changed Outbound DNS Requests "Pre-allocate ports..." back to "Always use port number" (single port).
· Fixed: SocketException when outbound request sent to unreachable IP address/port (new bug in build 103).
