This directory contains some files from MaraDNS ported to win32.

These files were compiled using mingw32.

MaraDNS is a multithreaded application, and needs the pthreadGC2.dll file
to run.  This file is licensed under the LGPL; basically, in order to
distribute this file, the corresponding pthreads-w32-2-6-0-release.tar.bz2
file must also be included.

MaraDNS is a DNS server; this means that MaraDNS will allow you to get
online in case you are on a network with a broken DNS server.  Askmara is
a tool that can be used to help debug DNS problems.

Both programs are run in a command-line shell.  To get a command line
shell, go to start->run, and type in "cmd" as the program to run.
Enter the directory that contains this README file.

"run_maradns.bat" will start the DNS server.  If you are able to ping
sites outside your local network, but are unable to access web sites, this
program will do DNS resolution for you.  The shell window that
run_maradns.bat is opened from needs to stay open while MaraDNS is 
running.

run_maradns may also be ran by double-clicking on it; be sure to keep
this command shell open while using MaraDNS as a DNS server to access
the internet.

To make MaraDNS your DNS server, go to Start->Control Panel->Network
Connections, and right click on "Local Area Connection" (or the name of
the connection you use to get on the internet).  Select "Properties" and
double click on "Ineternet Protocol (TCP/IP)" (you may have to scroll
down to see this).  Click on the dot to the left of "Use the following
DNS server address" and put "127.0.0.1" as the DNS server address.

At this point, you will be able to use the internet without needing an
external DNS server.

Both MaraDNS and Askmara need internet access to run; please have any
installed firewall grant this access.

The file Askmara.html explains how to use Askmara.
