Enable network address translation name resolution

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To enable network address translation name resolution

Open Routing and Remote Access.
In the console tree, click NAT/Basic Firewall.

Where?
- Routing and Remote Access/server name/IP Routing/NAT/Basic Firewall
Right-click NAT/Basic Firewall, and then click Properties.
For host name resolution to a DNS server, on the Name Resolution tab, select the Clients using Domain Name System (DNS) check box.
If you want the connection to the Internet to be initiated when a host on the private network sends a DNS name query to the Network Address Translation (NAT) computer, select the Connect to the public network when a name needs to be resolved check box, and then click the name of the appropriate demand-dial interface in Demand-dial interface.

Note

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group. As a security best practice, consider using the Run As command rather than logging on with administrative credentials. If you have logged on with administrative credentials, you can also open Routing and Remote Access by clicking Start, clicking Control Panel, double-clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Routing and Remote Access. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.

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