Jeff Rauenhorst wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'm new to the list. Are there archives somewhere?
>
> First, what is the most recent version, it seems like there was a
> divergence, or at least a change in maintainer.
>
> Second, I have diald (diald16-0.16.5a-2.i386.rpm on RH6.0) up and working
> using the diald16-0.16.5a-2-config scripts.
> Here's my question: I have a local network with DNS running. Whenever it
> resolves the local names, it starts up diald. Can I set it up so that it
> does not attempt to query an outside DNS server when answering local DNS
> queries? (I'm running named 8.2)
>
> Is there any cleaner way to do it than moving root.hints and restarting
> named as explained in the DNS-HOWTO?
You need to read the DNS-HOWTO again.
If you do it just as the HOWTO says you will have no more name lookup problems,
I guarantee it. Plus you'll understand it a lot better, it's a very well written
HOWTO as you'll see if you do all the exercises and don't try to skim it!
It takes you through a step-by-step exercise in setting up your own private
domain with a cacheing, forwarding DNS which is authoritative for your own
private domain. This will automatically answer all DNS requests from the cache
if they are already there; if not it will forward requests to whatever name
servers are listed in /etc/resolv.conf. The stupid workgroup name lookups from
Win95 clients which another respondent referred to do not require any special
handling if you do as the exercise tells you, because a DNS will not forward
lookup requests referring to names existing in a domain for which that DNS is
supposed to be authoritative.
If you do exactly what it says (just changing the addresses and names to suit
your requirements) it'll take you about an hour but you'll have it all working
just right at the end of it.
Ralph
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