Simple DNS Plus for Windows

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Developer’s Description

Speed up Internet access by running your own DNS server.

With Simple DNS Plus you can host your own domain name or simply speed up Internet access by running your own DNS server. Thanks to DNS servers we surf the Internet using names such as "www.simpledns.com" instead of impossible to remember IP addresses. DNS servers translate these domain names into machine readable IP-addresses needed to locate the requested web-server on the Internet. Simple DNS Plus can easily be integrated with your Web site for ISP customer signup etc., or even a full web-based DNS solution. Simple DNS Plus is also a DHCP server; it comes with a DNS Look Up tool.

Simple DNS Plus for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 21, 2013

Latest update: June 20, 2013

Version: 5.2-build-123

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 7
Windows Server
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows 2003

Additional Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 .

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 35,128

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

3.7/5

16 User Votes

I like this easy handling
anna_1955September 7, 2008
Pros
I like this easy handling and god functionalily
Cons
it's not availiable in German
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I like this easy handling and god functionalily. it's not availiable in German
An amazing DNS server
cashmere_kMay 26, 2008
Pros
I have purchased three licenses so far for various systems. I have been running one server for eight years and the only time it has ever failed was when my machine ran out of disk space. It handles complex text records (for SPF and DKIM). Running one instance as a backup for another is a matter of install and forget -- everything is maintained automatically. <p>This is a very versatile system and whenever I have needed to do something odd I've found it already supported it.
Cons
It would be nice if, when out of disk space, it could still serve DNS requests but that is a bit of an odd situation.
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Simple DNS Plus is Awesome!
johntheadamsMay 22, 2008
Pros
I live in Sonora, Mexico where for at least a year DSL/Cable Internet service has been virtually useless because of frequent (like every few minutes) DNS outages lasting three to four minutes. It's everywhere, regardless of where one connects to the Internet. No DNS lookup due to spammers, malicious worms, and incompetence (though it's hard to get motivated for a DAILY salary of around $4.85). What's worse, the idiots don't cache. <p> <p>No that I have Simple DNS Plus, my Internet connection behaves as though I were accessing the Internet from the United States. No more outages, and the overall access time has improved tenfold. <p> <p>Well worth the $79.00
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Revenge282May 14, 2008
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Big waste of my time
dmcfallsApril 22, 2007
Pros
Advertising and description looks good. Interface okay. But...
Cons
Never got to try it. They advertise a 14 day trial. That's not how it worked for me. I downloaded, installed, spent hours configuring, tried to start it and got a message that the 14 day trial expired. I hadn't even used it yet. The support rep says "Sorry, maybe it doesn't work on your server." "Try another one." This was a HUGE waste of time for me. Save yourself the hassle.
Summary
Maybe not a waste ot time and money after all...
surfdog195xMay 5, 2005
Pros
I was able to find a phone number after all on the "Contact Us" link at the developer's website, although it is not toll-free, and the issue regarding me getting the old version instead of the current version (4.00) due to a trial version I downloaded at least a year ago was easily resolved by downloading the NEW trial version and then entering my license key.
Cons
I don't know the "cons" yet, but there is a new feature that supposedly gets around the NAT problem associated with many routers, so my guess is that there are probably more pros than cons worth mentioning here. My apologies to JH Software.
Summary
Don't waste your time or your money!
surfdog1958May 5, 2005
Pros
This may be "great DNS server" software as "rdeutsch" (probably the author!) claims, but you get little in the way of technical support for the price paid, US $109.00 in my case, without even a phone number you can dial at your own expense.
Cons
As above. Also, the site claims the following: If you originally purchased your license, or if you purchased a license upgrade, on or after April 10th 2004, then you are covered by the one year free upgrade protection. In this case there is no charge for this upgrade (to Version 4.00), and you should already have received your new license key by e-mail. <p> <p>Since I first dowloaded the trial version over a year ago, however, I got VERSION 3.60.11 when I purchased the product on 01-May-2005, and now the developer wants an additional US $75.00 for an upgrade to the current version!
Summary
THE replacement for MS DNS, a must for Windows ISP's
NeoKobeApril 25, 2005
Pros
Easy to setup and use. I've been using SDNS for 1.5 years and it still rocks my DNS world ;) Has a simple but effective HTTP api for remote calls which enables you to integrate DNS management in your own software. TIP: use the free .net wrapper from Neokobe.nl for extremely easy integration!
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Great DNS server!
rdeutchApril 23, 2005
Pros
As a small ISP, we really enjoy using this DNS server. It is quick to learn, easy to use, it does DNS very well, and it allows us to interface with our web-site for customer signup etc. <p>The one time we ever needed support (help with some reverse DNS stuff), we got a detailed response from the support staff that solved the issue almost immediately.
Cons
Does not run on Linux (yet).
Summary
Works well, support is spotty, some serious bugs
mmagliaroMarch 15, 2005
Pros
Installation and setup are easy. DNS concepts like SOA records, TTL, etc, are well-explained, so if you are a DNS novice, you'll learn a lot just by using this. Nice HTTP interface makes using this as a Dyn DNS server easy.
Cons
Support is very questionable. Replies take days, and when they come, they do not contain much technical knowledge. If you are a programmer, like me, trying to use this as part of an application you are working on, you will be frustrated by the "consumer" type answers you will get to technical problems. <p> <p>Getting the primary/secondary mechanism to work right (if you set up a primary and secondary DNS with this product) is flakey. The system has bugs related to hanging on to WinSock ports, not zone-refreshing with firewalls enabled, and having the primary "block" the secondary as a "spammer". These things can be worked around, after much consternation, but support has been lacking in these areas.
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