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--- maradns-1.2.12.01/build/win32/readme.txt 2006-01-21 23:22:01.000000000 -0600
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+++ maradns-1.2.12.02/build/win32/readme.txt 2006-08-06 08:59:27.000000000 -0500
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-This directory contains some files from MaraDNS ported to win32.
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+This directory contains some files from MaraDNS ported to win32. These
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+programs have only been tested on Windows XP and may or may not work on
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+other versions of Windows.
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These files were compiled using mingw32.
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online in case you are on a network with a broken DNS server. Askmara is
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a tool that can be used to help debug DNS problems.
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-Both programs are run in a command-line shell. To get a command line
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-shell, go to start->run, and type in "cmd" as the program to run.
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-Enter the directory that contains this README file.
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+Both programs are run in a command-line shell; maradns.exe can also be
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+run as a Windows NT/XP service. To get a command line shell, go to
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+start->run, and type in "cmd" as the program to run. Enter the directory
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+that contains this README.txt file.
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"run_maradns.bat" will start the DNS server. If you are able to ping
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-sites outside your local network, but are unable to access web sites, this
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-program will do DNS resolution for you. The shell window that
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-run_maradns.bat is opened from needs to stay open while MaraDNS is
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-run_maradns may also be ran by double-clicking on it; be sure to keep
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-this command shell open while using MaraDNS as a DNS server to access
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+sites outside your local network, but are unable to access web sites,
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+this program will do DNS resolution for you. When MaraDNS is started
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+this way, the shell window that run_maradns.bat is opened from needs
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+to stay open while MaraDNS is running.
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+run_maradns may also be ran by double-clicking on it. Again, when
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+started this way, be sure to keep this command shell open while using
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+MaraDNS as a DNS server to access the internet.
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+For details on how to run MaraDNS as a Windows service that doesn't need
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+a command shell window, read the file Service.html.
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To make MaraDNS your DNS server, go to Start->Control Panel->Network
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Connections, and right click on "Local Area Connection" (or the name of