Thanks for the info. Installed and configured dnsmasq and seems to be working well. I did had some problems getting it to respond on only one interface but it looks like it worked itself out.
Thanks > ALParada wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I'm having problems with what I think can only be dnscache. I am using > >uClibc 2.1.0 with Shorewall and Openvpn. Dnscache is setup to forward to my > >internal DNS. Openvpn is setup to use dnscache as the primary dns on the > >config file. Somtimes it simply doesn't resolve. I have tried it from the > >console and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it will > >resolve a host on my internal lan then 20 seconds later tell me "unknown > >host". It doesn't sound like it is "caching" anything. I have setup Ethereal > >on my internal DNS hoping to capture traffic between it and dnscache, but > >alot of traffic doesn't get logged. I am thinking it simply doesn't send the > >request to the forwarder. I don't have the tools installed, so no log files > >are generated. Is dnscache supposed to be reliable and stable or does it > >have issues? All I really need is a caching DNS since my internal lan > >already has two DNS servers. Would I be better of with another package? Any > >suggestions are greatly appreciated. > > > >TIA > > > > > I switched to dnsmasq and found it stable. I abandoned dnscache because > it periodically would fail for a few seconds but then give the correct > result next attempt. I never bothered to find out why, perhaps I had it > incorrectly configured. When I swtiched to dnsmasq - my problems went away. > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
