Oded Arbel wrote:
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Dear luminaries,
Not much of a linux question, but a collegue dumped this in my lap -
When configuring a gateway for a local network (big or small), how
should I configure the local DNS server ?
Should the DNS server forward all unanswered requests to the ISP's DNS
servers, or should it do the recursion through the root servers itself ?
What is the "Right Thing(tm)" ?
There is no "right thing". A couple of pointers.
First, if you need local stations to be resolved, either have your DHCP
server update the DNS server via a DDNS protocol, or use a combined
DHCP/DNS program such as dnsmasq. If the later then your real question
will be automatically resolved - dnsmasq only does forwarding resolving.
If you are going to be doing your own DNS server, make sure all the
RFC1918 domains are defined to non-resolving except those that are
actually populated by your network.
As for your actual question, you are free to do either. There is no
common wisdom in that respect.
Shachar
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