Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote:
> > NT is very pathetic with DNS. We tried a few of the free MS-supplied
> > options, which didn't work for squat, and a couple of rumoured freeware
> > things that never even got off the ground.
>
> Well my DNS DB will contain from 4 to 10 machines...
yeah, that's not much busy work at all. I would have to ask, why
bother? Don't you have someone upstream that can do this for you and
just assign you IP numbers?
> Have you heard about BIND? Can you tell me what are the free
> apps you've found?
Yes. Problem with BIND is that it was developed for UNIX, which means
NT has a half-assed implementation.
Free apps are from MS--their DNS packages and demos came with the NT
server package we bought--will ask tech guys to dig those files out
again when i see them.
> > In the ended we paid the bucks for MetaIP from Checkpoint (who also make
>
> TOO HUGE i really want a small thing...
Well, DNS is either on or off. How many domains you run is kind of
irrelevant after that.
> Do you know if I'll use LMHOST will resolve some of my problems?
Nope.
> Do you know how I can run the WINS service?
Yeah--MS tech support site has docs on this. This is, though, the core
of what we found to be the source of the DNS problems we had.
> Do you know how they work?
In theory, yes. In application within an MS system, no. That's why I
hang around with tech guys ;)
Check the "management press" sites for WINS info with searches
(mecklermedia.com, internet.com, etc.) There are numerous articles on
the pros and cons and problems of NT DNS in them that can explain a hell
of a lot more about it than I can. As I noted: once I confirmed the
fact that the process didn't work well out of the box (as MS said it
should), and practice confirmed what the trade press had said, I had
someone throw money at it :P (well, actually it was more like "throw
money at this or I buy another Linux box and do it that way" ;) ).
Brett
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