What steps ensure DNS queries from clients are answered by the MikroTik DNS server, including device DNS settings?

What steps ensure DNS queries from clients are answered by the MikroTik DNS server, including device DNS settings?

• A. Point clients to the MikroTik IP (e.g., 192.168.88.1) and ensure /ip dns is configured; optionally set /ip dns servers to 127.0.0.1 on the device.
• B. Point clients to external DNS servers such as 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
• C. Disable the MikroTik DNS service and rely on ISP DNS.
• D. Use DHCP to supply DNS but not configure on device.

Answer: (A)

Make the MikroTik the DNS resolver for the LAN by having clients use the router’s IP as their DNS server and ensuring the router is running DNS services. When clients point to the MikroTik (for example, 192.168.88.1) as their DNS, their queries are sent to the router, which can respond from its cache or forward to upstream resolvers you configure under /ip dns. This centralizes name resolution on the MikroTik and gives you control over how queries are handled, rather than letting devices bypass the router’s DNS. The setup is strengthened by enabling /ip dns on the router and adding upstream servers (so the router can actually resolve names it doesn’t already know). The optional step of configuring the router to use 127.0.0.1 as a DNS server can be used in some setups to have the router rely on its own DNS service, but you still need valid upstream resolvers configured for broader lookups. Choosing to have clients use external DNS servers directly or relying on ISP DNS bypasses the MikroTik’s DNS service, and using DHCP to supply DNS without configuring DNS on the device means the router won’t be answering or caching DNS for the LAN.

Make the MikroTik the DNS resolver for the LAN by having clients use the router’s IP as their DNS server and ensuring the router is running DNS services. When clients point to the MikroTik (for example, 192.168.88.1) as their DNS, their queries are sent to the router, which can respond from its cache or forward to upstream resolvers you configure under /ip dns. This centralizes name resolution on the MikroTik and gives you control over how queries are handled, rather than letting devices bypass the router’s DNS.

The setup is strengthened by enabling /ip dns on the router and adding upstream servers (so the router can actually resolve names it doesn’t already know). The optional step of configuring the router to use 127.0.0.1 as a DNS server can be used in some setups to have the router rely on its own DNS service, but you still need valid upstream resolvers configured for broader lookups.

Choosing to have clients use external DNS servers directly or relying on ISP DNS bypasses the MikroTik’s DNS service, and using DHCP to supply DNS without configuring DNS on the device means the router won’t be answering or caching DNS for the LAN.