Deadwood is a program that allows one to have a simple DNS cache on their
Windows system.  This program has two parts: Deadwood, which is a DNS cache
that will accelerate one's internet connection, and DeadwoodTCP, which 
supports the rarely used DNS-over-TCP.  

These programs use the command-line to install the program, and assume
basic familiarity with the Windows command line.  The fastest way to get
to a command prompt in Windows XP is Start -> Run -> "cmd"

Before installing the Deadwood service in Windows Vista or Windows 7, please 
read the file Vista.txt

Deadwood and DeadwoodTCP are Windows services.  This means that the program 
needs to be installed as a service before being used.  First, find a suitable 
directory on your file system to install Deadwood, such as 
"c:\Program Files\Deadwood\"

Once Deadwood.exe is placed in this directory, install the service.  Type
in the following at a command prompt in the same directory as 
Deadwood.exe:

        Deadwood install all

Next, you will want to edit the file "dwood2rc.txt" so that it points 
to working recursive DNS servers (such as the servers your ISP provides).

You can find out which DNS servers your computer uses with the following
command:

	ipconfig /all

For security reasons, you also need to make a file with random text in it 
called secret.txt.  One way to do this is to type in "notepad secret.txt",
type in random gibberish, and save the file.

Once these files are properly configured, and the Deadwood service is
installed, Deadwood can be started:

        net start Deadwood
	net start DeadwoodTCP 

(You can also start it from Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services)

Deadwood, at this point, should automatically start whenever the system is 
booted.  The DeadwoodTCP service handles the occasional DNS-over-TCP packet;
you can safely not run this service if you do not wish to, but it's best
to run it.

Deadwood uses a file to store messages called "dwlog.txt" (without the quotes)
in the same directory where Deadwood is started.  If there are any errors
that make it so Deadwood can not start, they should be noted in this log
file.  The DeadwoodTCP service uses "dwtcplog.txt" for its log.

To stop Deadwood:

        net stop Deadwood
	net stop DeadwoodTCP

(Or from the Services control panel if you prefer mousing it)

Deadwood will write its cache to a file (if specified) when stopped as a
service.

In order to actually use the Deadwood DNS cache on your computer, go
to the control panel entry for network connections (Control Panel ->
Network connections), then right-click on the network connection you use
and select "properties", select the TCP/IP protocol in the list of network
types in the window, click on the button marked "properties", manually
select DNS servers, and make 127.0.0.1 the DNS server used.

It is also possible to remove the Deadwood service:

        Deadwood remove all

if one wishes to uninstall Deadwood.  Be sure to reset the DNS servers used
before uninstalling Deadwood, otherwise it won't be possible to use the
internet.

A full manual for Deadwood, based on Deadwood's CentOS Linux manual, is in 
the file Reference.txt

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