Patrick Rynhart <p.rynh...@massey.ac.nz> wrote: > I am new to using BIND and thought that I would start by setting up a > caching-only name server on a VM running CentOS 5.5. While in this > mode, my understanding is that named should be passively listening for > any DNS requests that are resolved and be adding them to its local DB. > > Adding localhost to /etc/resolv.conf shouldn't be necessary in order for > entries to be added to the DB but obviously required if you want to make > use of the DNS caching.
No, only DNS requests that are handled by the server itself are cached. There is no sniffing going on. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland: Westerly 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in Fair Isle and Faeroes, backing southerly 4 or 5. Rough or very rough, occasionally high at first. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
