We have started using tinydns/dnscache at work, on advice from our resident
security expert.
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html
tinydns is a dns server and
dnscache is a caching nameserver.
You would need to run both to do the local dns and caching.
This means you either bind the caching nameserver to 127.0.0.1 or have a
virtual ip for it. (As you can't run two dns services on the same ip and
port)
It's super simple to use. dnscache just works, and tinydns is setup using
provided scripts.
-Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Conrad Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jason Rennie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Simple DNS System
> On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 11:06:16AM +1000, Jason Rennie wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was looking for an easy to setup DNS server (or tools to make setting
up
> > a DNS server easy). But it needs to be a real DNS server, that will
query
> > the root name servers. I get sick of Telstra's DNS going down, so i
intend
> > to solve the problem at least at my end :)
>
> read the first section of the DNS HOWTO (on setting up a caching
> only nameserver).
>
> > But i would also local DNS for the local machines. THe current solution
i
> > have does local DNS but needs to use the ISP's DNS servers.
>
> read the rest of the DNS HOWTO :)
>
> Conrad.
>
>
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