Fwd: Build-in DNS cache support
Any merit to this suggestion? Original Message Subject:Build-in DNS cache support Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:51:24 - From: xiangxw 963632...@qq.com Reply-To: xiangxw 963632...@qq.com To: Mark Shuttleworth m...@canonical.com As far as I know, Ubuntu does not have build-in DNS cache support, while Windows does. Beginners with static IP network sometimes will suffer from it, for Internet surfing will be very slow without DNS cache. This can be solved by install a DNS cache software such as dnsmaq, but I think this should be done before user get Ubuntu. Ubuntu should think more about common users. Think about it, a businessman use Ubuntu for the first time, but Internet is so slow in Ubuntu, he may quit right away and try Windows or Mac. Sorry for my English. -- This message was sent from Launchpad by xiangxw (https://launchpad.net/~963632192-m) using the Contact this team's owner link on the Ubuntu Desktop team page (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop). For more information see https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/ContactingPeople -- technical-board mailing list technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
Re: Build-in DNS cache support
It's true that there is no built-in DNS cache support as we don't have a name resolution *service*, but simply a name resolution library (in libc). Is far as I'm aware, though, Firefox and Chromium both have built-in DNS caches, so most (if not all) interactive Internet usage already benefits from a DNS cache. That is not to say that a DNS cache wouldn't be handy, though. I just don't think it's a great concern for the general user experience. 2011/12/3 Mark Shuttleworth m...@canonical.com Any merit to this suggestion? Original Message Subject: Build-in DNS cache support Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:51:24 - From: xiangxw 963632...@qq.com Reply-To: xiangxw 963632...@qq.com To: Mark Shuttleworth m...@canonical.com As far as I know, Ubuntu does not have build-in DNS cache support, while Windows does. Beginners with static IP network sometimes will suffer from it, for Internet surfing will be very slow without DNS cache. This can be solved by install a DNS cache software such as dnsmaq, but I think this should be done before user get Ubuntu. Ubuntu should think more about common users. Think about it, a businessman use Ubuntu for the first time, but Internet is so slow in Ubuntu, he may quit right away and try Windows or Mac. Sorry for my English. -- This message was sent from Launchpad by xiangxw (https://launchpad.net/~963632192-m) using the Contact this team's owner link on the Ubuntu Desktop team page (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-desktop). For more information see https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/ContactingPeople -- technical-board mailing list technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board -- Soren Hansen Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com/ OpenStack Developer http://www.openstack.org/ -- technical-board mailing list technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
Re: Build-in DNS cache support
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 12/09/2011 04:28 AM, Soren Hansen wrote: It's true that there is no built-in DNS cache support as we don't have a name resolution *service*, but simply a name resolution library (in libc). Is far as I'm aware, though, Firefox and Chromium both have built-in DNS caches, so most (if not all) interactive Internet usage already benefits from a DNS cache. That is not to say that a DNS cache wouldn't be handy, though. I just don't think it's a great concern for the general user experience. 2011/12/3 Mark Shuttleworth m...@canonical.com Any merit to this suggestion? Original Message Subject: Build-in DNS cache support Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:51:24 - From: xiangxw 963632...@qq.com Reply-To: xiangxw 963632...@qq.com To: Mark Shuttleworth m...@canonical.com As far as I know, Ubuntu does not have build-in DNS cache support, while Windows does. Beginners with static IP network sometimes will suffer from it, for Internet surfing will be very slow without DNS cache. This can be solved by install a DNS cache software such as dnsmaq, but I think this should be done before user get Ubuntu. Ubuntu should think more about common users. Think about it, a businessman use Ubuntu for the first time, but Internet is so slow in Ubuntu, he may quit right away and try Windows or Mac. Sorry for my English. (Sorry if this e-mail gets to the mailing-list twice, used the wrong - From address initially ...) We actually discussed that at UDS: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-p-dns-resolving I'm still doing tests on Network Manager's dnsmasq integration but for now I haven't seen it fail any single time. Only issue I noticed is a VPN integration issue (bug 898224). Once this bug is fixed my recommendation will be to turn it on in Network Manager for 12.04. This will allow for better fall-back between servers, support for split DNS, better IPv6 support, caching and possibly even DNSSEC support. The feature would only be on for systems running Network Manager, so mostly on desktops. - -- Stéphane Graber Ubuntu developer http://www.ubuntu.com -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJO4itGAAoJEMY4l01keS1nRDUQALvfEvHQHrXJaxqHB/lWQAo4 RtLSYx9YUMNEk9y6QBALCpFfvqIrrD6fhL08FMOko+QC4xsX6gP7SChvtOmFZVyV Vgdl2H9ohRg5Rbc8JcUbUBLcl5TdbVQuz0AOspvLoZjXyOlTlQ3I1we5R8UcfHrV gvWZkmrE+qlL3N2tWV/ko9wLLw0xNXSnPKijNqtaXdCDod/QaLejshO6xTZQM4GQ zcATnoxW79QT5HjZ1ICGkzqixAaKInp7/+INIfcICSvQk4khElTD8RCKaDtR2l5l MtQOMGvk6ejd09K2162/YOCcC018voxqgUMy84Xl1OcKqPU2mKUlyNN5Cevxn0NB zjdvjkx/ayaEJUvf62+J0A6vWOn8IfhDR8e6xGCptdgHsQq+6/A97Zj8YCcg/tBV W9unpORJVOi+Klm1MSA6Tk/nDI+heSq+inu3FM1ggbJ2pCMoKrkWxO6plj11MEu4 QSH7Po80k1QFaqoeF0OAzXCe05DMKJpso0sB5SITR3gzZUPDsm3iZ34Fca+gOUNa STbw/YzBJkpquSejiV2Q8X2fNFri1NG8gsdHeCsabewY88Dn98vCMWqZAgRQ/oT3 z8RNtovU12iR9FCT5Dnhsb2mOmjdehnkbUtTDkK8b+gN2fP8mk4PMjyh4JOMhRYv sF7QsHGRbDnRwHKLTYks =HAlP -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- technical-board mailing list technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
