Seth Zirin wrote:
> [2] Install the Bind package and setup a caching DNS. This will
> enable your system to cache DNS information for the sites
> and addresses that you use frequently. Bind automatically
> updates stale DNS info so there is no problem with out of date
> address translations. The caching DNS may allow your outgoing
> mail to flow better during large downloads because it eliminates
> most of the DNS queries. It will also speed up general web
> surfing since many DNS lookups will be done locally instead of
> through remote servers. The benefit with a low-speed dial-up
> line is usually quite dramatic.
Thanks for this, also!
What you stated ("It will also speed up general web surfing since many
DNS lookups will be done locally instead of through remote servers") is
what I heard about a caching DNS. Then, IIRC, I heard (read) some
people state that maintaining a caching DNS over a dial up line is not a
good idea -- I guess because of the traffic needed to update the caching
DNS.
Can you (anyone) lend any insight into the tradeoffs involved, and when
it makes sense and when it doesn't?
Randy Kramer
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