RecursionRetry

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Parameters

Data type	Range	Default value
REG_DWORD	0x1–0xFFFFFFFF seconds	0x3

Description

Determines how often Domain Name System (DNS) repeats recursive client queries when it does not receive a response from a remote server. If the DNS server does not receive a response before the time specified by this value of this entry expires, the DNS server repeats the query to the same server or to other DNS servers.

The default value is appropriate for most servers. However, if this value is less than the time a remote server requires to respond over a slow link, you should increase this value so that it is slightly longer than the observed response time.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Dnscmd.exe, a tool included with the Windows 2000 Support Tools. The change is effective immediately; you do not have to restart the DNS server.

Activation method

DNS reads its registry entries only when it starts. If you change the value of this entry by editing the registry, the changes are not effective until you restart the DNS server.

Note

Windows 2000 does not add this entry to the registry. You can add it by editing the registry or by using a program that edits the registry.

Related Entries

ForwardingTimeout

RecursionTimeout