How do you configure DNS on MikroTik to use Google DNS (8.8.8.8) and allow clients on the LAN to use the router as DNS?

How do you configure DNS on MikroTik to use Google DNS (8.8.8.8) and allow clients on the LAN to use the router as DNS?

• A. /ip dns set servers=8.8.8.8 allow-remote-requests=yes
• B. /ip dns set servers=1.1.1.1 allow-remote-requests=yes
• C. /ip dns set servers=8.8.4.4 allow-remote-requests=yes
• D. /ip dns set servers=9.9.9.9 allow-remote-requests=yes

Answer: (A)

Using Google DNS and letting LAN clients use the router as DNS is done by configuring the router to query 8.8.8.8 and enabling the router’s DNS service to answer requests from the network. The command sets 8.8.8.8 as the upstream DNS server and turns on remote requests, so devices on the LAN that point to the MikroTik for DNS will get responses forwarded to Google’s DNS. This is the exact combination needed: the router acts as the DNS server for clients and forwards queries to 8.8.8.8. If you want redundancy, you could add a second server like 8.8.4.4, but the essential part is specifying 8.8.8.8 and enabling allow-remote-requests.

Using Google DNS and letting LAN clients use the router as DNS is done by configuring the router to query 8.8.8.8 and enabling the router’s DNS service to answer requests from the network. The command sets 8.8.8.8 as the upstream DNS server and turns on remote requests, so devices on the LAN that point to the MikroTik for DNS will get responses forwarded to Google’s DNS. This is the exact combination needed: the router acts as the DNS server for clients and forwards queries to 8.8.8.8. If you want redundancy, you could add a second server like 8.8.4.4, but the essential part is specifying 8.8.8.8 and enabling allow-remote-requests.