= **Pushing DNS servers to clients** #pushdns-top

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This page describes how to use pushed DNS servers in the client.

**Contents:**
 1. [#pushdns-nix Using pushed DNS servers with a Linux client] [[br]]
 1. [#pushdns-win Using pushed DNS servers with a Windows client] [[br]]

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== Using pushed DNS servers with a Linux client #pushdns-nix

Linux must use an external script to update the DNS servers in `/etc/resolve.conf`

Most Distro OpenVPN packages include `/etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf` script. [[br]]
Source: https://github.com/alfredopalhares/openvpn-update-resolv-conf

Call the script by adding this to your client config file:

{{{
script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
}}}

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== Using pushed DNS servers with a Linux client #pushdns-win

Windows uses the OpenVPN built-in DHCP server to update the TAP adapter's DNS servers and no additional steps are required.

You need to use `--block-outside-dns` to prevent Windows from using the system's default DNS servers (Preventing DNS leaks).

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== Additional notes #pushdns-top 

TODO

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Pushing DNS servers to clients -- [#pushdns-top return to top]

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