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TreeWalk is FREE for personal use! Dial-up users should review "How do I use Tre eWalk on Dial-up?". Note: "DNS" is an acronym for either "Domain Name System" or "Domain Name Server ". In some situations "DNS server" has been used to help clarify the differences . Do you need a TreeWalk licence? TreeWalk was designed and developed for FREE use as a Personal DNS Caching Serve r only! If you wish to use it as a Mail Server or Web Server DNS application, pl ease contact support@treewalkdns.com for details. Select an item from the list below for an answer: What is TreeWalk DNS/BIND-LE? What does TreeWalk do? I'm new to TreeWalk DNS. How do I install it? How do I upgrade to a new version of TreeWalk? How can I tell which TW version I'm using? Can I use TreeWalk on a LAN? Is TreeWalk DNS compatible with ISC BIND? Do you have a TreeWalk DNS manual? I'm running another BIND distribution. What do I do? Should I turn off my script blocker? What Services does TreeWalk alter? Can I manually update the root-hints? How do I use TreeWalk on Dial-up? Any other tips for Dial-up users? Any tips for Windows XP (and newer) users? What can I do about Logging and Debugging? Could my third-party firewall be causing problems? Can TreeWalk block Ad Servers? Should I flush the cache in TreeWalk? How can I tell if TreeWalk is working? Which ports does TreeWalk use? Why won't TreeWalk setup multiple DUN connections? Is TreeWalk susceptible to cache poisoning? Can you tell me how to set up my Web server? Forums for TWDNS Support: TreeWalk Support forums and newsgroups provide TreeWal k users with access to shared help and advice. If you're going to post a message asking for help with your TreeWalk problem, please be sure to include specific details about your computer (memory and processor speed), Operating System, conn ection type (how you connect to the Internet), third party software (anti-virus, anti-Trojan, firewall, anti-scripting, etc.), the version of TreeWalk (or BINDLE) you're using, networking configuration and hardware, and any relevant error messages. This will aid greatly to find the solution for your problem as soon as possible. "Free if used for educational or home use" users of TreeWalk are invited to join in discussions taking place in the forums and place support questions in the fo rum ntc.support.questions. Licensed users should continue to contact the TreeWal k site for private email support but are still invited to take part in general d iscussions.

Answers 1. What is TreeWalk DNS/BIND-LE? TreeWalk is a "free personal use", automaticall y installed DNS name-caching only server which is similar to, but more efficient than using your default ISP's DNS servers. A lookup only, non-persistent cachin g version called BIND-LE for Windows 95/98/ME is also available from our Downloads page ("non-persistent" means BIND-LE does not record the fastest routes to RAM between browsing sessions). What does TreeWalk do? Essentially, putting a "name" into the browser doesn't ge t you anywhere. The "name" must be translated into machine recognizable numbers (octets) such as 64.233.167.99 which takes you to Google.com (the Google Search Engine). 2. That's what DNS servers do; they match the Name with an IP address using nume ric octets and send that info back to the browser. Only then can you connect to the website you wish to visit, whether for surfing, AV updates, Email or posting to and reading Newsgroups. Instead of giving the task to the ISP's DNS servers (or other servers) to do the lookups (resolutions), TreeWalk does this directly from your computer and saves the results for even quicker site access upon the n ext visit (only during the same session with BIND-LE). TreeWalk uses it's dynami c "cached" library which is held not on the HDD but in RAM, which is much faster . (Not much RAM is required.) What else it does is more like fixing what the default ISP DNS servers don't or won't do: -TWDNS allows complete access to all websites and TLDs, not just .com, .edu, .m il, .net, .org and some countries. A few .biz domains may be difficult to resolv e, but those are generally server-side issues unrelated to TreeWalk. We can't fi x the Internet, but we do improve it's access times. -TreeWalk provides 99.5% to 100% accuracy instead of the fluctuating accuracy m ost often experienced with an ISP's DNS servers due to overload or time-outs. It is virtually impossible to overload TreeWalk on a single workstation. For more on this topic, please review "More About TWDNS". 3. I'm new to TreeWalk DNS. How do I install it? Assuming you've already downloa ded and extracted the latest version of TreeWalk to a handy location on your mac hine and you have ensured that you have an active Internet connection, just doub le-click the executable (.exe) file to begin the setup routine. Follow all promp ts and read the documentation supplied during the install. Finally, you'll be as ked to reboot (restart) your computer, so select the "Yes" button when you're as ked if you would like to restart now. After you've rebooted, find the "Check ser ver" icon (Start > [All] Programs > TreeWalk > tools, select "Check server") and follow the prompt you'll see in the resulting window. That's it! If you're stil l unsure how to tell if TreeWalk installed properly, please review "How can I te ll if TreeWalk is working?", also described on this FAQ page. 4. How do I upgrade to a new version of TreeWalk? First, you'll need to uninstal l any slave-root software if you've installed it and stop the "twdns" service to begin removing your old copy. You can stop the service from Start > (All) Progr ams > TreeWalk > service (select "Stop DNS Service", from the TreeWalk Control P anel via Start > (All) Programs > TreeWalk, select "TreeWalk control panel" and

press the "Stop" button, or start a run box and type "net stop twdns". Next, go to Start > (All) Programs > TreeWalk and select "Uninstall TreeWalk DNS" or choo se the uninstall option from the "Add/Remove Programs" applet in the (Windows) C ontrol Panel. You'll be asked to reboot your machine to return your computer to it's previous settings. You must do this! Now, assuming you've already downloade d and extracted the latest version of TreeWalk to a handy location on your machi ne and you have ensured that you have an active Internet connection, just double -click the executable (.exe) file to begin the setup routine. Follow all prompts and read the documentation supplied during the install. Finally, you'll be aske d to reboot (restart) your computer, so select the "Yes" button when you're aske d if you would like to restart now. After you've rebooted, find the "Check serve r" icon (Start > [All] Programs > TreeWalk > tools, select "Check server") and f ollow the prompt you'll see in the resulting window. That's it! If you're still unsure how to tell if TreeWalk installed properly, please review "How can I tell if TreeWalk is working?", also described on this FAQ page. 5. How can I tell which TW version I'm using? Actually, there are several ways t o determine which version of TreeWalk you are using. The following methods are a lso reflected in the TreeWalk "Programs" icon group, except for the first and la st listed here. The simplest way is to select the "Start" Menu button, select "A ll Programs" (or "Program Files"), select "TreeWalk", select "docs", select "Tre eWalk Read Me". You will see the current version and CodeName near the top of th at file. -Also, at a Command Prompt you can type: %systemroot%\system32\dns\bin\named -g -v That will display the TW version too. It is currently: TreeWalk 9.4.0-(Hawk)-8.21 -To open and display the TW Control Panel, type: %systemroot%\system32\dns\bin\BINDCtrl The version of the Control Panel executable is (currently) shown as Version 6.0. 3.0 -To review the TreeWalk Read Me, type: %systemroot%\system32\dns\doc\readme.txt -This command: %systemroot%\system32\dns\bin\dig ...can be used to determine your current root-hints and the TW version, but it w ill (currently) show like this: <<>> DiG 9.4.0-(Hawk)-8.21 <<>> As mentioned, these or other, similar functions can be accessed from the Start M enu. (Review How can I tell if TreeWalk is working further down this page for mo re information about TreeWalk's tools.) 6. Can I use TreeWalk on a LAN? TreeWalk is capable of supporting a "huge" volum e of traffic as it uses the "full" BIND (not a stripped down version), but the T

reeWalk distribution was created with the home user or small personal LAN in min d. Using it within a Corporate network is possible, but the current setup doesn' t handle the details of such an environment (such as VPNs, internal DNS servers and so on). For this type of usage, contact support@treewalkdns.com for licensin g details and additional setup information. On a small home LAN, just select a machine as the TreeWalk server, set it up wit h a static (fixed) IP address and install TreeWalk. After this, change any other machines' TCP/IP network configurations to use the TreeWalk machine as the prim ary DNS server. For example, if the machine running TreeWalk has a (fixed) IP ad dress of 192.168.10.1 then all the other computers in your LAN will need to use 192.168.10.1 as the primary DNS server. It's that simple! More about Networking with TreeWalk: ICS and Router Networks 7. Is TreeWalk DNS compatible with ISC BIND? TreeWalk DNS is compatible with sta ndard "ISC BIND" configurations towards TreeWalk DNS, however the TreeWalk DNS " configuration files" will not be compatible if used on a standard BIND DNS setup due to having a different feature set and configurable options. 8. Do you have a TreeWalk DNS manual? The TreeWalk DNS site is our manual! You s hould be able to find any information you want regarding TW by using the site's search database, the forums' FTS capabilities or the topics listed on the Site M ap page. For typical BIND information purposes only, we also provide the BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual in HTML Format and the BIND 9 Administrator Refer ence Manual in PDF Format. (These links take you to our "Miscellaneous Informati on" page. Please read the descriptions for them there.) 9. ng op lk ly I'm running another BIND distribution. What do I do? If you are already runni another distribution of a BIND Server (or other DNS server) you'll need to st the BIND (or other) service and completely uninstall it, otherwise the TreeWa DNS distribution may conflict with that "running" version or fail to complete install any needed files and settings to operate correctly.

10. Should I turn off my script blocker? If you have some scripting blockers (an ti-virus option) they may interfere with the installation so please test the fil es manually if you like, then disable the anti-virus or script blocker until the installation is completed. Once installed this is not a factor. After the reboo t please use the "Check config" and "Check server" icons to verify if your TreeW alk DNS server is working correctly. If the "Check config" utility reports a wro ng configuration (i.e. no 127.0.0.1 as first DNS server) please refer to any add itional documentation on this site. 11. What Services does TreeWalk alter? The setup program changed your local DNS Client/Cache Service to Manual Startup mode, so if the Service was enabled, it w ill not be started after the reboot. This is done due to the fact that most prog rams will work better with the local TreeWalk if such a service is not active. P aste the following command into a "Run" box to change the setting only if absolu tely necessary: %systemroot%\system32\services.msc /s Upon uninstalling TreeWalk DNS that setting is returned to however it was at pre -install, and any DNS servers originally listed will also be restored at that ti me (only the first entry is actually changed).

12. Can I manually update the root-hints? Depending on some factors independent of this custom DNS distribution, the named.root (root-hints) file may become out dated. To do this, simply use the "Update root-hints from ..." icons you'll find in the "TreeWalk" program group to update your root-hints file either using the standard ICANN root hints, the ORSN root-hints, or the alternative ORSC hints ( which includes all ICANN TLDs plus others supported by the TreeWalk default setu p). Those icons will use the "dig" command to download the updated file while st opping and restarting your BIND-based TreeWalk server so that the new changes wi ll be implemented. Only one zone can be updated at a time, and bear in mind that the ICANN and ORSN updates may prevent you from reaching some alternate TLDs th at are accessible only with the ORSC root-hints. The update process may be performed on a periodic basis so that your personal DN S will always have the latest name-server list for the Root Zone that you choose . The TreeWalk program group icons also contain tools which can be used to verif y that your new TreeWalk DNS resolver really is performing hostname resolution! In most cases you'll notice an improvement after installing TW with the default setup and may never need to adjust the root-hints. Additional information, can b e found on the "More About TWDNS" page. If you experience any problems with othe r root-hints switch back to the default ICANN hints. 13. How do I use TreeWalk on Dial-up? Please! Create a dial-up connection with y our provider before you install TreeWalk DNS! Note that on some systems with onl y one active DUN connection, TreeWalk may setup your Networking Properties witho ut any further configuration required by you. But, due to many Dial-up Networkin g variables, the TreeWalk setup may not configure multiple dial-up connections t o use the local DNS. This message is conveyed to you by a notification window during the install proc ess if TreeWalk finds a working dial-up modem on your system. Proceed with the i nstallation at this point, and test your connection after the required reboot. I f you find that you will need to recreate your dial-up connection, follow the si mple instructions listed here (you can also view more detailed text files for Wi ndows 2000 Pro Dial-up, Windows XP Dial-up and Windows 98 Dial-up online, downlo ad zipped versions of them or obtain graphical instructions from the links below ): Make a note of the current dial-up connection settings (they will be needed to r ecreate the connection) Here's a generic list to create a new Dial-up Connection: -Select "Internet Connection" -Select "Manual configuration" -Select "Using Dial-up (modem)" -Enter the required phone information -Click the "Advanced" button -Select the "Addresses" tab and set the first DNS server to 127.0.0.1 -Set any other necessary parameters (from your notes) and complete the creat ion of the new connection -Set the newly created connection as your "Default" connection Then just use the new connection whenever you will need to connect to the Intern et and you will be using your local TreeWalk DNS server automatically. Please re view our "Dial-up Instructions" page for graphical versions of the above (also a vailable in Adobe's .PDF format) or download these text documents in .zip format :

 Windows XP TreeWalk Dial-up Text. Windows 2000 TreeWalk Dial-up Text. Windows 98 TreeWalk Dial-up Text. Also review "Any other tips for Dial-up users", "Any tips for Windows XP (and ne wer) users", "Why won't TreeWalk setup multiple DUN connections?" and the rest o f this page for more help. 14. Any other tips for Dial-up users? Some Dial-up users may find that certain n etworking variables beyond our control may require a simple edit to overcome. If you've tried the "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" discussed in "Any tips for Window s XP users" below and it doesn't solve your issue, you might try the following s olution. -Open the "named.conf" file (with Notepad or other suitable editor) located at: %systemroot%\system32\dns\etc\named.conf -Locate the "dialup no;" and "interface-interval" lines similar to the following example: ============================== /* ** TreeWalk master config file */ <snip> version "TWDNS"; hostname none; server-id none; dialup no; interface-interval 0; <snip> ============================== Edit those two lines to reflect these settings: ============================== dialup yes; // interface-interval 0; ============================== -Be sure to save the "named.conf" file with the same name and in the same locati on -Restart TreeWalk from it's Control Panel (Start > (All) Programs > TreeWalk, se lect "TreeWalk control panel" and alternately press the "Stop" and "Start" butto ns when ready) -Determine if this has fixed the problem Note that you will need to repeat the above whenever you upgrade to a newer vers ion of TreeWalk DNS If your problem still exists, please post a message in the "support" forum, deta iling what you've tried and what has transpired. (Further helpful tips for new p osters are accessible at the Forums page of our site. Please review them to simp lify and expedite troubleshooting for the TWDNS Crew.)

15. Any tips for Windows XP (and newer) users? Not really, but due to some chang es in the network stack, Microsoft Windows XP, 2003 (and later) may not play well if you use 127.0.0.1 as the DNS address. If you experience excessive CPU usage from the TreeWalk process, try the following: Uninstall TreeWalk, reboot To manually install the Microsoft Loopback adapter in Windows XP, follow these s teps from the Microsoft site (use the links provided further below for Windows 2 000 instructions): Click Start, and then click Control Panel. If you are in Classic view, click Switch to Category View under Control Pane l in the left pane. Double-click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Next. Under See Also in the left pane, click Add Hardware,and then click Next. Click Yes, I have already connected the hardware, and then click Next. At the bottom of the list, click Add a new hardware device, and then click N ext. Click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list, and then clic k Next. Click Network adapters, and then click Next. In the Manufacturer box, click Microsoft. In the Network Adapter box, click Microsoft Loopback Adapter, and then click Next. Click Finish. Open the newly installed adapter properties and setup its TCP settings using a s ubnet different from any other subnet you're using and save the new settings (a good choice may be using 172.31.254.254 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0) Now proceed installing TreeWalk with all adapters enabled and once the setup com pletes, reboot the machine, then edit your TCP settings and replace the DNS addr ess from 127.0.0.1 to the address you used for your loopback adapter (e.g. 172.3 1.254.254) Reboot again (if the system requests it) and you'll be up and running An alternative to the above may be to apply this XP patch listed at the Microsof t Knowledge Base. Use the following Microsoft link to install the loopback adapter for Windows 200 0 or preview this article in our own "Tweaks and Repairs" section (originally co mpiled by the late Ted Quantrill for his "Tip Quarry" collection). We provide a page of recommendations on how to configure TCP/IP Properties after you've created the loopback adapter.

Uninstalling: to remove the Microsoft Loopback Adapter, right-click any "My Comp uter" icon, select "Properties", open the "Hardware" tab, press the "Device Mana ger" button, scroll to and expand "Network adapters", right-click "Microsoft Loo pback Adapter" and select "Uninstall". Reverse any earlier changes to relevent a dapters if any were required and reboot if your system requests a restart. Check for Internet connectivity. 16. What can I do about Logging and Debugging? This program has the ability to s how you logs in real time but to see the logs you'll need to download a tool cal led "DebugView" from System Internals. Once downloaded, just extract the files f rom the zip archive to any suitable folder then run the "dbgview.exe" program. T ake some time to customize the various settings as you like then just start Tree Walk while the debug viewer is running and you will see all the messages in real time. To increase the logging level you could use the TreeWalk Control Panel (l ocated in the Start Menu Program group), keeping in mind that if you increase th e debug level or enable querylog the TreeWalk performance will be negatively aff ected due to the fact that the program will need to log a large amount of inform ation. 17. Could my third-party firewall be causing problems? TWDNS can be completely t rusted and full, bi-directional "server rights" should be allowed for "named.exe " ("named95.exe" in BIND-LE). Some new TreeWalk users have reported problems wit h their third-party software firewalls, so we have included an unbiased page of recommendations that have been submitted by them (and others) so that their fell ow firewall users may not experience the same troubles. Please also review the F AQ item "Which ports does TreeWalk use?" and our "TreeWalk and Firewalls" page f or more information. Note that if you use XP SP2, you could try disabling your t hird-party firewall and turning on the Windows Firewall to see if that eradicate s the problem (if it does, then it's safe to assume that a specific setting in y our third-party firewall may be the culprit). 18. Can TreeWalk block Ad Servers? Absolutely. Some sites link to ads from "Ad S ervers" specifically designed to display ads to you which can be quickly and eas ily blocked with TWDNS. Sometimes these Ad Servers may attempt to gather informa tion from you, cause slower loading for the site you're visiting, serve annoying popup ads, or worse, all three of the above. Within minutes you can make some s imple file changes that will enable TreeWalk to block these types of ads, as exp lained on our "Ad Server Blocking" page. You can also make your own Ad Blocker U pdater with a simple batch file and GNU's "wget". For a HOSTS file and blacklist aggregator with installer and built-in updater, c heck out the ConFetch Plug-ins for TreeWalk site. 19. Should I flush the cache in TreeWalk? It's unlikely that under normal use yo u would ever need to flush the cache. TreeWalk constantly (and automatically) pu rges stale answers from the cache before they become unreliable, using normal DN S expiration times. The flush of cache is a safety mechanism so that should a site unexpectedly and suddenly change its location (perhaps by moving their web host), then by emptyin g the cache TreeWalk is forced to immediately refresh the DNS data for the site location (when required). The TreeWalk cache is separate from your browser cache. You should only use the TW tools provided when required. TreeWalk is specially designed to save the cach e between reboots so that your computer will retain ready location answers for t

he sites you visit often. This speeds up your browsing considerably. 20. How can I tell if TreeWalk is working? TreeWalk installs to most Windows pla tforms flawlessly if you follow the simple procedure and heed the notices displa yed during installation. If you don't notice an increase in browsing speed after a few sessions of surfing the 'Net to some of your favorite sites, then there a re a few simple checks you can perform from the icons provided within the progra m's group, accessible from the Start Menu. First, make sure TreeWalk is running: click the "Start" button, select "All Programs" (or "Program Files"), then acce ss "TreeWalk" and click on "TreeWalk control panel" and look for "Service is run ning" in the bottom-left corner of the resulting window. If you see "Service is stopped", click the "Start" button to start the service. If that's okay, then op en the "config" folder to click "Update root-hints from ICANN" and look for erro rs in the routine that follows. Another method is to use the built-in "Check server" utility (look for "Check DN S server" for BIND-LE) which you'll also find included in the program's icon gro up under "tools". Start "Check server" by clicking on it then follow the few, ea sy instructions and "Press any key to continue" to start a small utility called "dig.exe". "Dig" will perform a few DNS queries against a short, pre-configured list of dom ains and test recursive name resolution for a handful of well-known sites. When the test is completed, you will be presented with a text document called "testdn s.txt", which is a printout containing the results of those queries. You can loo k for errors like "SERVFAIL" in the text or, if you are still unsure, you can co mpare this sample copy of testdns.txt to yours for similar results (there may be some minor differences from the example file). Most importantly, the "Check ser ver" routine should show 127.0.0.1 as the first server address: ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1) If you're still not convinced that TreeWalk is working fine for you, then you ca n try re-installing it as a last check (if you're using a root-zone plug-in you will need to remove that first). Be sure to disable any anti-virus, anti-Trojan, script-blocking or registry-monitoring software that might normally run in the background, perform the necessary reboots and repeat the simple steps above (sof tware you've disabled should start after the required TW reboot anyway). In the unlikely event that TW still isn't working for you, please review the rest of th is FAQ page and our forums. If you decide to post in the newsgroups, please prov ide basic information about your Operating System, which version of TreeWalk you 're using, list any security-type programs you're using, tell us how you connect to the Internet and mention the steps you've taken to try installing TreeWalk. 21. Which ports does TreeWalk use? TW and BIND-LE both use TCP and UDP ports 53, while TreeWalk also listens on TCP:953. UDP packets over 512 bytes will usually be resent over TCP, and DNS data packets will be received over UDP or TCP highend ports. This is all very normal DNS server/resolver message behavior. Note th at it is absolutely imperative that you allow full, unrestricted, bi-directional data transfers over these ports and protocols when requested, or TreeWalk canno t properly do it's job as intended. In addition, a permanent "Permit" or "Allow" type rule should be set if your software firewall requests a connection from "n amed.exe" to "localhost" or "127.0.0.1". Any previously customized rules for DNS should also be reviewed (and adjusted if required). There are no known, documen ted security-related problems to worry about when these requirements are met. Pl ease also review Could my third-party firewall be causing problems? on this page for more links and information.

22. Why won't TreeWalk setup multiple DUN connections? Please note that on some systems with only one active DUN connection, TreeWalk may setup your Networking Properties without any further configuration required by you. The following expl anation is provided: "The Network Configurator code already has some functions to change multiple Dia l-up Connection settings but they are disabled. When the TreeWalk idea started, we decided not to tamper too deeply with dial-up connections since in some cases they're used for VPN connections and the like. Changing such connections may ca use more problems than they solve, so we (myself and NT Canuck) decided to stick with changing only the network connections and leaving dial-up alone. The probl em is, that from the point of view of Windows APIs you have no way to tell if a particular dial-up is used just to connect to the Internet or to connect to a re mote private network or whatever else, so it isn't a matter of "change them all" since such a thing may cause troubles for users. All in all we'd like to avoid hearing users complaining about the fact that after setting up TW they lost thei r online-banking access, or similar complaints. We could as well setup a dialog asking the user which connection to modify but this may also be error prone, esp ecially when taking into consideration that our initial idea behind TW was to pr ovide easy setup for newcomers too." ObiWan 23. Is TreeWalk susceptible to cache poisoning? TreeWalk itself is protected and not vulnerable when TreeWalk collects information from authorized servers for e ach domain looked up. This is TW's preferred operation. So, you are protected fr om the cache poisoning issue by collecting original results and not a cached res ult that may have been compromised with a fake answer. Example 1 (only the TreeW alk address is listed in the netinfo.txt output generated with the TW "Check con fig" utility): * DNS server(s) list..........: 127.0.0.1 The TreeWalk user may choose to allow forwarders such as an ISP's DNS server as a backup. This is a judgment call made by the user. Many ISP's are excellent, wh ile many others are rubbish and have been shown to have compromised DNS servers. Example 2 (a trusted ISP server is added as backup): * DNS server(s) list..........: 127.0.0.1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xx x" is the trusted server IP address). "If my ISP's DNS server gets a bad answer from their source, and my TreeWalk Per sonal DNS server is getting the answers from the same source, won't they both be "bad"?" Authorized, official data for a domain DNS server can only ever give go od answers, however typing or configuration errors may render a good answer as i ncorrect or unusable. Both TreeWalk and ISP's can only get good answers from an original authorized server, but a vulnerable DNS server (including on a local LA N) could permit a good cached answer to be overwritten by a vandal. This could a ppend a bad, false answer during a reply, resulting in a completely different lo okup. Likewise, a bad false answer could be just added to a cache. To further explain, the issue with some ISP's or a local LAN Administrator is th at they may run old and vulnerable servers, by not updating to the safe BIND9. V andals can poison the database those machines use by sending false answers which are included into the cache when, in all actuality, the appended information sh ould be ignored and trashed. Also, to save money some ISP's may buy DNS answers from vulnerable commercial DNS service providers who are not running the current BIND9 software that TreeWalk is based upon. It's also interesting to note that BIND9 implements many, but not all of the changes that were written into TreeWal k by it's developers (ObiWan and NT Canuck).

24. Can you tell me how to set up my Web server? Not specifically because BIND9 has extensive configuration documents already available for setting up DNS. Tree Walk uses the same BIND configuration file but does add some extra tweak feature s for fine tuning security and speed on a DNS server that is already functioning properly with a BIND config. Review posts in our forums at ntc.config.faq and ntc.config.discuss for more ref erences and information. The complete BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual (Nov ember 4, 2005) is also available from our site in Adobe's .PDF format. We also p rovide the BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual in HTML Format, as an informati on service. Please note that RFC's for running DNS require that distributed, multiple DNS se rvers are available 24/7 on strong, reliable connections. A single server runnin g on a local machine will be in conflict with your contract with your Domain TLD or ccTLD Authority leading to your domain possibly being canceled. Bear in mind also that you will need external DNS servers in addition to TreeWalk in order t o avoid being blacklisted and blocked by Mail providers, ISP's and anyone using 3rd party blocklists from sources like RFC-Ignorant.org.

TreeWalk was co-developed by NT Canuck and ObiWan, and continues to be maintaine d and updated by ObiWan. The site and servers are maintained by the TreeWalk DNS Crew. TreeWalk and any companion programs provided from this site are completel y risk-free and will never be affiliated with any form of spyware or adware. In fact, we go to great lengths to inform our users on how to generally enhance the ir computer security over-all. For these and other reasons we suggest that you p eriodically check the site and forums for updates or recent developments. Copyright 2000-2008 treewalkdns.com All rights reserved