Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-09 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 01:39 +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: Am 2008-07-02 05:37:23, schrieb Paul Johnson: On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 01:07 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: OK, so actual experience is trumped by generic references to some sort of unspecified documentation? Realize that real ISPs,

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-08 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Carl, I was running the same on my bind2 Am 2008-06-30 17:09:16, schrieb Carl Fink: how to configure BIND relatively fresh. Does anyone know of a similar agent that pairs with a daemon I can run on my DNS server, to track the IP address of my own laptop and desktop boxes and point

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-08 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2008-07-02 05:37:23, schrieb Paul Johnson: On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 01:07 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: OK, so actual experience is trumped by generic references to some sort of unspecified documentation? Realize that real ISPs, notably a friend of mine's, do in fact change his IP address at

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread Carl Fink
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 05:37:23AM +, Paul Johnson wrote: [DNS servers] You need a minimum of two if you're expecting to delegate your own zone. One will NOT get 'er done. A friend and I mirror each others' servers. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Read my blog

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread John Hasler
Carl Fink writes: I prefer to host my own DNS on my own server... Resolvers contact nameservers by IP number (how else?). If your IP is dynamic how will anyone know the IP number of your nameserver? Does anyone know of a similar agent that pairs with a daemon I can run on my DNS server, to

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread John Hasler
Carl Fink writes: A friend and I mirror each others' servers. I suppose it might work if each of you is primary for the other guy and secondary for yourself and you set the TTLs low. Some large organizations ignore short TTLs, though. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread Carl Fink
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 11:49:40AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: Carl Fink writes: I prefer to host my own DNS on my own server... Resolvers contact nameservers by IP number (how else?). If your IP is dynamic how will anyone know the IP number of your nameserver? I have a server,

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread John Hasler
Carl Fink writes: The server has a fixed address. Then I guess I don't understand your question. Why can't you just run a nameserver on that host and be happy? The laptop moves from network to network, as you might expect. Install dhis-server on the server and dhis-client on the laptop (and

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 12:01 -0500, John Hasler wrote: Carl Fink writes: A friend and I mirror each others' servers. I suppose it might work if each of you is primary for the other guy and secondary for yourself and you set the TTLs low. Some large organizations ignore short TTLs, though.

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread Carl Fink
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 01:19:19PM -0500, John Hasler wrote: Carl Fink writes: The server has a fixed address. Then I guess I don't understand your question. Why can't you just run a nameserver on that host and be happy? I do. That's what I said. The laptop moves from network to

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-02 Thread Carl Fink
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 12:04:18PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 12:01 -0500, John Hasler wrote: Carl Fink writes: A friend and I mirror each others' servers. I suppose it might work if each of you is primary for the other guy and secondary for yourself and you set

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-01 Thread j t
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I prefer to host my own DNS on my own server, if only to keep my memory of how to configure BIND relatively fresh. Does anyone know of a similar agent that pairs with a daemon I can run on my DNS server, to track the IP

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-01 Thread Carl Fink
On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 02:08:53PM +0100, j t wrote: On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I prefer to host my own DNS on my own server, if only to keep my memory of how to configure BIND relatively fresh. Does anyone know of a similar agent that pairs with a

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-01 Thread Paul Johnson
On Mon, 2008-06-30 at 17:09 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: Most consumer grade ISPs (cable ISPs, aDSL) use DHCP, so you have no guarantee you'll have the same IP address five minutes after you get it. Sure you do, DHCP doesn't change your IP unless you release it or you're using an especially

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-01 Thread Carl Fink
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 04:57:19AM +, Paul Johnson wrote: On Mon, 2008-06-30 at 17:09 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: Most consumer grade ISPs (cable ISPs, aDSL) use DHCP, so you have no guarantee you'll have the same IP address five minutes after you get it. Sure you do, DHCP doesn't change

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-01 Thread H.S.
Carl Fink wrote: OK, so actual experience is trumped by generic references to some sort of unspecified documentation? Realize that real ISPs, notably a friend of mine's, do in fact change his IP address at least once per day. I have experience with two main ISPs where I live. Both usually

Re: DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-07-01 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 01:07 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 04:57:19AM +, Paul Johnson wrote: On Mon, 2008-06-30 at 17:09 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: Most consumer grade ISPs (cable ISPs, aDSL) use DHCP, so you have no guarantee you'll have the same IP address five minutes

DNS agent for dynamic IP addresses

2008-06-30 Thread Carl Fink
Most consumer grade ISPs (cable ISPs, aDSL) use DHCP, so you have no guarantee you'll have the same IP address five minutes after you get it. Some (my own provider, Optimum Online for one) rarely change the address, but who wants to count on that always being the case? Organizations like