If you don't have a lot of local network names to look up, and they are not
changing often, one option for you is to use the hosts file.
You could input all the local network hosts into the hosts file, and just
use the ISP's DNS servers. They would not use the central office DNS server
at all.
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"Jeremy" <jeremy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF6F488C-F1C4-47B1-A97D-76E27F072D04[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > The short answer is, you don't.
>
> Unfortunately you can configure a DNS client (a resolver) to query
> partiuclar DNS servers based on Domains.
>
> "Jo Stick" <jo[ at ]stick.com> wrote in message
> news:f16rif$7ln$1$8300dec7[ at ]news.demon.co.uk...
>> This must be a common requirement, but I am unable to find the solution,
>> so
>> excuse me if I tread a worn path.
>>
>> How can I configure remote machines to use the central office DNS server
>> for
>> local network purposes, but use their ISP DNS server for Interente names?
>> They are connected to the central office by VPN. Using the office DNS for
>> everything works, but there is a delay in responding due to the extra hop
>> through the VPN.
>>
>> Thansk for reponses.
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
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