On Friday 16 May 2008 09:22:43 am Charles Marcus wrote: > On 5/16/2008 10:08 AM, L.P.H. van Belle wrote: > >>> set your resolve.conf to resolve on localhost first and set the > >>> search order. > >>> > >>> example of the resolve.conf > >>> search yourlocaldomain.internal.local otherdomain.com > >>> nameserver 127.0.0.1 > >>> nameserver ipofprovider > >> > >> Much better to use the opendns servers than any randon ISP DNS... > > > > First why use open dns servers. > > the dns servers of your provider is much less hops away. > > Hops really don't matter... most ISP DNS servers are unreliable... some > are extremely unreliable... I said 'random' meaning, it really wouldn't > matter what ISP you were using, I'd say the same thing...
OK - now that we have split the atom regarding what might be the best DNS solution, how does this help resolve NetBIOS names within Linux? Have I missed something vital in this thread? Seems I must have. I'd like to know how you propose to store the name_type info in DNS? For example, how would you store "MYSERVERNAME<20>" in DNS? Next, how will you teach the Windows client to search DNS for that info. After all, we are dealing with the NetBIOS name space. - John T. > > if you run you own dns server with caching modus on you have a very > > fast dns response and less traffic. > > Of course... but we weren't talking about someone using their own full > DNS server, we were talking about using ISP DNS servers as forwarders... > > > in this example i first point to you own dns server. > > ( i also have forwarding dns servers in my bind9 config ) > > and i added 3 dns server of my provider in my resolve.conf > > If you are running your own full blown DNS server, why on earth would > you use *any* forwarders? Just use the root servers. > > But *if* you are going to use forwarders, then the opendns servers are > much more reliable - and from my experience, much *faster* too - than > any random ISP DNS servers someone might be using... > > I agree one should, at a minimum, run a caching DNS server locally - but > again, use the opendns servers as your forwarders... > > -- > > Best regards, > > Charles -- John H Terpstra Samba-Team Member Phone: +1 (512) 970-0256 Author: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO & Reference Guide, 2 Ed., ISBN: 0131882228 Samba-3 by Example, 2 Ed., ISBN: 0131882221X Hardening Linux, ISBN: 0072254971 Other books in production. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
