Configure DNS Forwarding for the Top 10 DNS Servers

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for configuring DNS forwarding to Securd DNS (IP addresses: 142.202.107.1 and 142.202.107.2) on the 10 most widely used DNS servers.

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Important: If you are forwarding DNS to Securd, you must first Configure a Static IP Site to Use Securd DNS.

🪟 Windows Server (DNS Server Role)

1. Open DNS Manager.
2. Right-click the server name and select Properties.
3. Navigate to the Forwarders tab.
4. Click Edit, then enter:
   • 142.202.107.1
   • 142.202.107.2
5. Click OK to apply changes.

🐧 BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)

1. Edit the named.conf file.
2. Add the following to the options section:

forwarders {
    142.202.107.1;
    142.202.107.2;
};

3. Save the file and restart the BIND service.

🖥️ Linux (System-wide DNS Settings)

1. Edit the /etc/resolv.conf file.
2. Add the following lines:

nameserver 142.202.107.1
nameserver 142.202.107.2

3. Save and restart networking services as required for your distro.

📡 ISC DHCP Server

1. Edit the dhcpd.conf file.
2. Add this configuration:

option domain-name-servers 142.202.107.1, 142.202.107.2;

3. Restart the DHCP service.

🧩 dnsmasq

1. Edit /etc/dnsmasq.conf.
2. Add the server IPs:

server=142.202.107.1
server=142.202.107.2

3. Restart the dnsmasq service.

⚡ PowerDNS (Recursor)

1. Edit the pdns.conf file.
2. Configure domain-level forwarding:

forward-zones=mydomain.com=142.202.107.1,142.202.107.2

3. Restart PowerDNS Recursor.

🔐 Unbound

1. Edit the unbound.conf configuration.
2. Add the following block:

forward-zone:
    name: "."
    forward-addr: 142.202.107.1
    forward-addr: 142.202.107.2

3. Restart the Unbound service.

🧠 CoreDNS

1. Edit your Corefile.
2. Add a forward plugin section:

.:53 {
    forward . 142.202.107.1 142.202.107.2
}

3. Reload CoreDNS to apply changes.

🔌 Ubiquiti UniFi / EdgeRouter (EdgeOS)

1. SSH into the device or access the web UI.
2. Run the following commands:

set service dns forwarding name-server 142.202.107.1
set service dns forwarding name-server 142.202.107.2
commit
save

🧮 Technitium DNS Server

1. Open the Technitium DNS Server UI.
2. Go to Settings → Forwarding DNS Servers.
3. Add the following IPs:

142.202.107.1
142.202.107.2

4. Save and apply settings.