HP VPN Firewall Appliances Network Management Configuration Guide

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Dynamic domain name resolution configuration example
Network requirements
The IP address of the DNS server is 2.1.1.2/16 and the domain name suffix is com.
Firewall serving as a DNS client uses dynamic domain name resolution to access the host with the
domain name host.com and the IP address 3.1.1.1/16, as shown in Figure 135.
Figure 135 Network diagram
Before performing the following configuration, make sure the device and the host are reachable to each
other, and related configurations are done on both the device and the host. For the IP addresses of the
interfaces, see Figure 135.
T
his configura
tion might vary with different DNS servers. The following configuration is performed on a
PC running Windows server 2000.
Configuring the DNS server
1. Create zone com:
a. Select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > DNS.
The DNS server configuration page appears.
b. As shown in Figure 136, right-c
lick Forward Lookup Zones.
c. Select New zone
, and then follow the instructions to create a new zone named com.
Figure 136 Creating a zone
2. Create a mapping between host name and IP address: