>>>>> "sreangsu" == sreangsu acharyya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
sreangsu> Another query on name servers. The resolv.conf can
sreangsu> have multiple nameservers listed, but when does one
sreangsu> switch from 1 to anaother. Ideally there should be some
sreangsu> timeout.
sreangsu> I tried with nslookup ( without the option for
sreangsu> specific nameserver), it tried to look up the query from
sreangsu> 202.54.30.1 ( 1st on my list) and just stuck with it for
sreangsu> ages.
sreangsu> Vsnl bandwidth has apparently nose-dived here in
sreangsu> Pune. Previously i did not consider having my own
sreangsu> nameserver, but now i think it has become necessary.
The simplest thing to do is run your own caching DNS. Linux makes it
easy, and there's even a HOWTO which explains how to set it up in
excruciating detail.
sreangsu> [snip]
Regards,
-- Raju
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Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
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