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On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 10:21:28AM -0500, Steven W. Orr wrote:
> I have dhcpcd set up so that it will not overwrite the resolve.conf on the
> server. But conceivably, RCN is allowed to change the nameserver I use
> every time a lease gets started.
IMO, the best and easiest solution is to run a name server on the
machine that's inside the firewall. This does three things:
1. guarantees you'll always have name service as long as you have a
connection
2. Eliminates the security worry about running a name server on the
directly-Internet-connected firewall machine
3. Obviates the need to use RCN's DNS, which may break periodically
You may also find that your own DNS server responds faster, as is
often the case for MediaOne/AT&T customers. I've never used their
DNS, so I can't comment.
If you have RH, the easiest way to achieve this is to install the bind
and caching-nameserver rpms. Then point your resolv.conf at 127.0.0.1
(actually you shouldn't even need to do that, as if there's no
resolv.conf file, the resolver should try the local host first
anyway).
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Derek D. Martin
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