On Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:23:35 +0100 Aleksandar Kuktin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi guys! > > I have a question. I want to have my own DNS server. The main reason > for this is to increase fault tolerance of my computer, make browsing > the Web and Internet faster and more enjoyable and have a local miror > of as much of the Internet as possible. > > But I am lost as to what DNS server I should put. > > For now, I want to run the server on my computer, serving only my > computer. I will firewall it from the rest of the world. Later, when I > move to my own place, I want it to run on a dedicated "master of the > network" machine, serving the whole home. > > I was originaly going to go with BIND, but I have cold feet now because > of it's many security holes, the ones they still keep discovering all > the time. Also, I would kind-of like to avoid reading a huge manual to > set it up in a simple enviroment like this. > > Do you have any sugestions for a program which would fit my bill? I am > going through Wikipedia, looking for interesting picks, and there are a > few, but I would like to hear some real-world experience first. > > The number one priority is security, even though it will not be > available to the public. The number two priority is hackability - I > want to be able to fix it to suit my needs. > > Ideas? Just use BIND. It works fine for me in a setup very similar to the one you describe. I have an old computer which I use as a router/print server/general workhorse. It runs BIND and acts as the domain name server for 3 other computers. I think BIND is pretty secure, it's used on some pretty important machines. Hackers are not going to be interested in a small home network Andy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
