ASA 5505 Static Clients accessing Internet

[GrootLives]

Ever have one of those days where you hit a wall even though you know the answer is "right there" in front of you?

I have an ASA 5505 running v9.1.6. The outside interface is configured with a static ip from the isp. DHCP is configured on the inside interface and workstations are able to browse the internet just fine.

For those workstations on the inside that have a static ip I want to be able to specify the ASA as the dns server and let it worry about the details. For the life of me I cannot get this to work. I may just need to walk away for a bit and let the answer hit me.

Assuming the ASA has an inside ip of 192.168.1.1 and using Google's dns servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) what would the configuration be?

[Vibhor Amrodia · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You would not be able to do this on the ASA device as the ASA device cannot act as a DNS server as compared to a router.

You can assign the DNS servers using the DHCP configuration but would not be able to service requests for DNS queries.

Thanks and Regards,

Vibhor Amrodia

[GrootLives]

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