Technical Note : How to enable DNS forwarding on FortiGate 100 models and below in FortiOS 4.0 MR1 and above
Description
In FortiOS 4.0 MR1 the DNS configuration has moved to the interface configuration.
To enable DNS Forwarding in FortiOS versions 4.0 MR1 and above, and on FortiGate 100 models and below, connect to the CLI and configure the following parameters:
| conf sys int edit internal (or dmz) set dns-query recursive end |
On the Client side set the DNS server's IP address to the internal IP of the FortiGate for DNS forwarding to be enabled fully.
Scope
FortiOS versions 4.0 MR1 and above FortiGate 100 models and below