This feature is useful when there is no DNS server running on the LAN or access to the server is restricted.

To configure name resolving please click Name Resolution in the Options menu. The Name Resolution dialog will appear:

There are two available options:

Disable

Applications resolve hostnames independently form Proxifier (Proxifier doesn't capture DNS requests). In this mode the local computer should be configured to resolve hostnames.

Enable

Proxifier will resolve hostnames through the proxy server (or through the last proxy server in the chain). Unfortunately, proxy servers cannot return an actual IP address for a hostname, thus Proxifier assigns a 'fake' IP address for each hostname (e.g. 0.0.0.123) that is valid only during Proxifier runtime.

Warning: If you restart Proxifier, all applications that used Remote Name Resolution should be restarted as well, because their DNS cache becomes invalid.

Notes: If the feature is enabled - Proxifier will process DNS requests for all applications. However only applications that match a Proxification Rule will be processed through the proxy server.

Proxifier captures DNS request of the applications that use only standard functions to resolve hostnames. Programs that implement specific DNS capabilities will not be proxified. For example 'nslookup' tool will not be proxified.