Main window

Simple DNS Plus v. 5.1
Copyright © 1999-2008 JH Software ApS

The main window consists of a Menu, a Toolbar, a Status Bar, and different optional Views.

 

Menu

 

File Menu

 

Pause / Start server
Used to pause and re-start serving DNS requests.

 

Edit DNS Records
Opens the DNS Records window.

 

Reload DNS Records
Immediately reloads all DNS records.

Use if manual changes have been made to any of the zone files.
 

Clear DNS Cache
Unloads all cached records.

Use if you suspect that invalid cached data is causing problem.
Can also be useful, for example, if you want to see how a domain name is resolved from the root up.

 

Shutdown Simple DNS Plus

Shuts down Simple DNS Plus.

 

View Menu

 

Toolbar

Toggles the Toolbar on / off.

 

Status Bar

Toggles the Status Bar on / off.

 

Performance Graph

Shows the Performance Graph View.

 

Active Log

Shows the Active Log View.

 

[Plug-In Views]

Different plug-ins such as the DHCP server plug-in have their own View

 

Tools Menu

 

DNS Look Up...

Opens the DNS Look Up tool window.

 

DNS Cache Snapshot...

Opens the Cache Snapshot Viewer window.

 

Active Log Snapshot...

Use this function if the Active Log View is scrolling to fast or you need to copy text from the log.

 

IP Address Blocking...
Opens the IP Address Blocking dialog.
 
Options

Opens the Options dialog.

 

Window Menu

 

New Horizontal / Vertical Tab Group
Splits the display into two tab groups. Only available when other Views are grouped with the selected View.
 
Tile Horizontally / Vertically
Quickly organize the currently open Views.
 
Reset Window Layout

Move all open Views into a single tab group.

 

Help Menu

 

Contents & Index

Opens this help file

 

Online Support

Opens the JH Software support web page in your default browser.

 

Check for Updates

Checks if you are running the most recent version of Simple DNS Plus.

 

Activate Product
Select this function when you have purchased a Simple DNS Plus license (at http://www.simpledns.com/purchase.aspx) to enter your license key. This will remove the evaluation time restriction.

 

Support File

Generates a file containing various information about your system and the state of Simple DNS Plus which can be helpful for trouble shooting by JH Software support staff.

 

About Simple DNS Plus

Displays the Simple DNS Plus version number and license status.

 

 

Toolbar

 

Options button
Opens the Options dialog.

 

Records button

Opens the DNS Records dialog.

 

Look Up button

Opens the DNS Look Up tool.

 

Cache button

Opens the Cache Snapshot Viewer.

 

Help button

Opens this help file.

 

 

Status Bar

 

The Status Bar consists of three sections:

 

Status

Show current server status - and if running, the total up-time.

 

Requests

Total number of DNS requests received.

 

Cache

Number of DNS records currently in the cache.