Windows 2000 DNS

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Windows 2000 Resolver

Windows 2000 DNS includes a caching resolver service. The caching resolver reduces DNS network traffic and speeds name resolution by providing a local cache for DNS queries. For troubleshooting purposes, this service can be viewed, stopped, and started like any other Windows 2000 service by using the Component Services console; but the caching resolver is enabled by default.

The Windows 2000 resolver performs the following tasks:

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