On Tuesday 20 Aug 2002 2:03 pm, you wrote: > Seth Zirin wrote: > > [2] Install the Bind package and setup a caching DNS. This will > > enable your system to cache DNS information for the sites > > and addresses that you use frequently. Bind automatically > > updates stale DNS info so there is no problem with out of date > > address translations. The caching DNS may allow your outgoing > > mail to flow better during large downloads because it eliminates > > most of the DNS queries. It will also speed up general web > > surfing since many DNS lookups will be done locally instead of > > through remote servers. The benefit with a low-speed dial-up > > line is usually quite dramatic. > > Thanks for this, also!
I have a basic Bind setup from Webmin. How is the cache set up? I'm not clear about Master, Slave Stub and Forward Zones - any info, please? Ditto Client Views. Webmin is great if you know what's needed, but leaves you guessing much of the time. If you've no previous experience you're ...... Anne
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