DNS in Cisco IOS

For hosts in a network to use DNS, you don't need to configure DNS on the routers. They will simply forward the DNS messages like any other packets.

However, a Cisco router can be configured as a DNS server, although it's rare.

  • If an internal DNS server is used, usually it's a Windows or Linux server.

A Cisco router can also be configured as a DNS client.

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