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Branch office DNS storage and resolution

  • US 20070041393A1
  • Filed: 08/19/2005
  • Published: 02/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computing network system that includes a local Domain Name Service (DNS) server connected to one or more local clients or resources at a local branch office in an enterprise network, a method of maintaining records for the one or more local clients or resources at the local DNS server, the method comprising:

  • an act of advertising to the one or more local clients or resources at the local branch office that the DNS server is authoritative;

    an act of receiving record information for the one or more local clients or resources;

    an act of attempting to forward the record information to an enterprise hub DNS server; and

    an act of storing the record information persistently in a cache, wherein storing the record information persistently in cache may be performed selectively or non-selectively.

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