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NSE7 Enterprise Firewall and VDOMs Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to configure a FortiGate as a DNS server (DNS proxy) into the correct order.
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Enable DNS proxy → Set interface and port → Configure upstream DNS servers → Set caching → Allow DNS traffic in firewall policies
Enable DNS proxy, set interface and port, configure upstream, set caching, then allow traffic.
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Enable DNS proxy → Set interface and port → Configure upstream DNS servers → Set caching → Allow DNS traffic in firewall policies
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because DNS proxy must be enabled first, then interface and port are defined, upstream servers must be configured before caching can be useful, and finally firewall policies must allow the traffic.
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Set interface and port → Enable DNS proxy → Configure upstream DNS servers → Set caching → Allow DNS traffic in firewall policies
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the DNS proxy must be enabled before configuring its interface and port; otherwise, the interface settings may not apply correctly.
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Enable DNS proxy → Set interface and port → Set caching → Configure upstream DNS servers → Allow DNS traffic in firewall policies
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because caching relies on upstream DNS servers; configuring caching before upstream servers is pointless and may cause errors.
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Enable DNS proxy → Set interface and port → Allow DNS traffic in firewall policies → Configure upstream DNS servers → Set caching
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because firewall policies should be created after all DNS proxy configuration is complete; allowing traffic before upstream and caching are configured will result in no DNS responses.
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