Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Ulrich Spoerlein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > > > The solution is to run a local caching nameserver instance. You should > > > > do this anyway, for > > > > performance reasons. Add 'named_enable="YES"' to /etc/rc.conf, and > > > > modify your > > > > /etc/dhclient.conf as follows: > > > > > > Good idea, but this defeates the hierarchical purpose of DNS. Now my > > > caching DNS is always querying the root DNS servers. > > > > I worked around that by having dhclient-script rewrite the named.conf > > (to add a "forwarders" clause), and restart the named. I don't have a > > laptop any more, and this doesn't seem to be one of the scripts I keep > > around in my web pages, but I could go back to old backups for it... > > Oh, look I found it. This was with the old (ISC) dhclient, but I > think it should work with the current one also. > > [snip] > > It's a bit of a hack, but it lets you use the DHCP-supplied nameserver > without any glitches when the address for that server changes under > you.
Great, I though about something equally myself, as a cacheing nameserver would surely be handy. I'll give it a shot, but perhaps I can live with the simple append/prepend stuff for split DNS. I'll see how it goes. Thanks to all for the various suggestions. Ulrich Spoerlein -- PGP Key ID: 20FEE9DD Encrypted mail welcome! Fingerprint: AEC9 AF5E 01AC 4EE1 8F70 6CBD E76E 2227 20FE E9DD Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? Don't know. Don't care.
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