From: "Ed Sawicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm wondering why there is only one UDP port assigned to the DNS > protocol? It prevents us from using both an iterative name > server and a recursive name server/cache on the same computer > when only one IP address is available.
Presumably so that clients would not have to guess what port to use. It does make some sense in allowing a user-configurable port, but it makes (IMHO) a lot more sense in sticking to a single DNS-port. I have to wonder, why are you only able to use a single IP-address? Is it a provider limitation? Get a real provider. OS limitation? Application limitation? In either case, I'd recommend running the resolver on a separate machine. If security is your concern, it makes even more sense, and you don't have to rewrite the Internet to do it. - Kandra #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
