primary / secondary dns

Hello,
A quick question that is really bothering me:

If I place a ip in for the secondary dns, does that entry truly get used
_only_ when the first is unavailable?


Thanks!

Hi

The answer is YES.
Alternative DNS server are used when the primary is not available.



Regards

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Gonzalo Molina[MSFT]
Windows Platform Support Team
Email: (E-Mail Removed)

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"Joe Letter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ea%23Dxl$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
> A quick question that is really bothering me:
>
> If I place a ip in for the secondary dns, does that entry truly get used
> _only_ when the first is unavailable?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>

Thanks a bunch!

"Gonzalo Molina [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uBgYE$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> The answer is YES.
> Alternative DNS server are used when the primary is not available.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Gonzalo Molina[MSFT]
> Windows Platform Support Team
> Email: (E-Mail Removed)
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
>
> "Joe Letter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ea%23Dxl$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> > A quick question that is really bothering me:
> >
> > If I place a ip in for the secondary dns, does that entry truly get used
> > _only_ when the first is unavailable?
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
>
>