Shawn Tayler spewed electrons into the ether that assembled into: > All this talk about nslookup has brought a question to mind. > > My little lan is getting a bit large to keep manually entering all the host > names into /etc/hosts. I think its about time to get a nameserver going > around here. Something that will take a local list and meld it with name > service from my ISP's DNS. > > What are the groups recommendation on this subject? Pros Cons, etc...
bind and named are one and the same there are really only 2 choices: bind djbdns bind is the traditional one. ships w/ every version of linnux and every commercial *nix. the latest 9.x versions are quick, secure, and robust. djbdns is new to the scene. written to replace the older bind which was viewed as insecure, slow, and easy to knock over. personally, I reccommend bind. learn it once, apply it everywhere <PLUG>we have a good step-by-step on bind</PLUG> -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://www.linux-sxs.org and http://jobs.linux-sxs.org Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
