On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:41:18 +0100 (BST) "Vic" <l...@beer.org.uk> wrote:
> > >> But we're all Linux geeks here - why not just run your own > >> resolver? > > > > I would be fascinated to increase my geekdom a notch and learn a > > little more as to how I can move towards dong that - it sounds very > > interesting! > > It's usually just a case of installing the package & kicking it off. > For RH-type distros, you usually just do :- > > yum install bind > chkconfig named on > > Then update /etc/resolv.conf so that the "nameserver" line has > "127.0.0.1" in it. > > The trickiest part is stopping things like NetworkManager from > changing resolv.conf every five seconds - chattr is your friend :-) I use the package resolvconf in Debian to ensure my preferred nameservers stay as I want them, but I have used chattr in the past. -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
