TreeWalk DNS

TreeWalk is FREE for personal use! Dial-up users should review "How do I use TreeWalk on Dial-up?".
TreeWalk DNS is a Domain Name Server program which fetches and converts Web Site human-readable names into the numbered addresses your computer needs so that your browser, email, instant messenger, and FTP programs can surf the Web. For Microsoft Windows® XP, 2000, .NET and 2003 workstations or servers (Vista version pending). *

Latest TreeWalk Version: TreeWalk DNS "Hawk" (version 8.21) currently available for download was compiled on Oct.11, 2005 and released November 11, 2005. Users are recommended to update to this version of TreeWalk as it has been revised to provide the same query rates as older versions, while using less CPU resources. This version also supports heavier traffic loads on demand.

Newest TreeWalk Site: TreeWalk's new sister site at http://confetch.com/ is brought to you by the TWDNS Crew. "ConFetch" is a plug-in for use with TreeWalk DNS and provides the ability to block host domains by using popular, publicly available HOSTS files and other lists. Requires TreeWalk DNS "Hawk" version 8.21 or newer to be running properly on your system. If unsure, consult our FAQ page before proceeding to the ConFetch site!

New TWDNS Home: Please update your bookmarks and links for TreeWalk DNS Personal Server from http://ntcanuck.com/ to:
http://treewalkdns.com/!

TWDNS Licenses: TreeWalk was designed and developed for FREE use as a Personal DNS Caching Server only! If you wish to use it as a Mail Server or Web Server DNS application, please contact support@treewalkdns.com for details.

TW Forums: For Support of the FREE TreeWalk version, please review our Forums page for information about our Support Forums, Newsgroups and RSS/Atom feeds. You can also search for Newsgroup posts about "TreeWalk DNS and BIND-PE" (BIND-PE is Treewalk's former name) via Google Groups Search.

You need TreeWalk DNS if:

Your ISP's DNS servers are slow or offline
Accurately resolving web sites is a problem
You wish to capture or debug DNS routing data
You want to custom configure DNS settings and servers
You'd simply like faster repeat visits to sites via cached lookups
You have poor DNS with your wireless or satellite Internet connection
You use Internet Connection Sharing and want to improve surfing speeds

Features:

Runs as a Win32 service
Realtime debugging ability
Auto-installs on small LAN's
Accepts BIND 9 configurations
DNS caching server by default
Updates DNS data automatically
Control Panel with debug options
Simple, automatic install and setup
Can protect against DNS cache poisoning
Easy uninstall procedure returns original settings
Reduce "not found", "404", and "DNS error" messages
Program installer fits on one floppy disk for portable setup
A workstation can be modified to work as a full DNS server
Custom Internet root server plugins available for 1,000 additional TLDs
Optional persistent caching is installed by default to keep DNS records between sessions

Requirements:

Minimum 32 MB RAM (128 MB preferred)
Must install using an Administrative logon
Dial-up, Cable, or ADSL Internet connection
Windows® XP, 2000, .NET and 2003 workstations or servers (Vista version pending) *

Note: A lookup only, non-persistent caching version called BIND-LE (for Windows 95, 98 and ME) is available from the Downloads page.

TreeWalk was co-developed by NT Canuck and ObiWan, and continues to be maintained 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 completely 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 their computer security over-all. For these and other reasons we suggest that you periodically check the site and forums for updates or recent developments.

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