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so no matter what I should be setting up the DNS to point to public ones? What about for site to site vpn traffic where there are two windows servers running DHCP?
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so no matter what I should be setting up the DNS to point to public ones? What about for site to site vpn traffic where there are two windows servers running DHCP?

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Yes, if Windows is handing out DHCP is should be handing out DNS as well.
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Yes, if Windows is handing out DHCP is should be handing out DNS as well.

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Great. Thanks! Your detailed response and &nbsp;thorough knowledge was warmly welcomed.
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Great. Thanks! Your detailed response and  thorough knowledge was warmly welcomed.

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Hello Experts!<br />
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We have a few scenarios where I need to understand what the best practices should be for DNS at the firewall level.<br />
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Scenario 1: Windows server environments where SonicWALL doesn't handle DHCP or DNS, but rather Windows Server does. What should the DNS settings point to: a) the Windows DNS servers or b) Public DNS servers (ISP, etc.).<br />
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Scenario 2: Windows server doesn't exist or at least is not handling DHCP/DNS in the environment and SonicWALL is handling both DHCP or DNS. I'd assume DNS should be point to Public DNS servers (ISP, etc.).<br />
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Thanks!
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Hello Experts!

We have a few scenarios where I need to understand what the best practices should be for DNS at the firewall level.

Scenario 1: Windows server environments where SonicWALL doesn't handle DHCP or DNS, but rather Windows Server does. What should the DNS settings point to: a) the Windows DNS servers or b) Public DNS servers (ISP, etc.).

Scenario 2: Windows server doesn't exist or at least is not handling DHCP/DNS in the environment and SonicWALL is handling both DHCP or DNS. I'd assume DNS should be point to Public DNS servers (ISP, etc.).

Thanks!

Best practice for setting up DNS on Sonicwall

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.

Hardware Firewalls

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.