Selecting between domain name system servers of a plurality of networks

A method for managing domain name system services for a plurality of networks, the method comprising:

• identifying, by one or more processors, information for the plurality of networks to which a client device is connected, the information for each network in the plurality of networks including a set of private domains, a set of domain name system servers for use in searching for internet protocol addresses for domain names, and a set of routes;
• receiving, by one or more processors, a request to identify a domain name for an internet protocol address;
• selecting, by one or more processors, a particular set of domain name system servers of a particular network in the plurality of networks based on the information for the plurality of networks and a set of rules for selecting the particular set of domain name system servers when identifying the domain name for the internet protocol address;
• sending the request to identify the domain name for the internet protocol address to a domain name system server in the particular set of domain name system servers.

A computer program product for managing domain name system services for a plurality of networks, the computer program product comprising program instructions stored on a computer readable storage device, for:

• identifying information for the plurality of networks to which a client device is connected, the information for each network in the plurality of networks including a set of private domains, a set of domain name system servers for use in searching for internet protocol addresses for domain names, and a set of routes;
• receiving a request to identify an internet protocol address for a domain name;
• selecting a particular set of domain name system servers of a particular network in the plurality of networks based on the information for the plurality of networks and a set of rules for selecting the particular set of domain name system servers when identifying the internet protocol address for the domain name;
• and
• sending the request to identify the internet protocol address for the domain name to a domain name system server in the particular set of domain name system servers.