> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Cadwalader > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:22 > To: Chuck Swiger > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: VERY slow browsing KDE > > Well, I tried a few DNS's that are known to be good. I tried static and > dynamic (behind the router, of course). The settings are the same in > FreeBSD > as they are on the two windows PC's. > > The only thing I haven't done is set it up as a DNS. I am in Windows on > this > thing right now, (it's a dual boot) and I am fixing a few things that are > going to take a couple hours, so I won't be able to check my resolv.conf > for > a while. But how would one go about setting up the DNS (better yet, where > would one go to find out)? How would that affect performance? How would it > affect security while running X?
If you want to know how to set up a DNS server then have a look at the Handbook at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook. Regarding the performance issue, you should not notice a performance loss if you don't "publicize" your DNS. Regarding the problem while running X, X is inherently insecure as it does lots of things which could be exploited. Running DNS would not further degrade its security. However make sure your DNS is designed only to server "YOU" and not the entire world if asked for. Is the box running some kind of firewall? Sometimes these types of problems are noticed if the firewall blocks UDP. Regards S. Indian Institute of Information Technology Subhro Sankha Kar Block AQ-13/1, Sector V Salt Lake City PIN 700091 India
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