thanks heaps, I'll give that a go... I heard somewhere that djbdns has some sort of caching server as well, so I might look into that too...
thanks again. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 23 May 2002 5:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: FW: [newbie] setting up a dnscache. hi ! i hope this can help you . it's a very simple simple cache that i used once and it worked as far as i recall. you can download a file called root.hint from the authoritive organisation in your country , mine is internic.se , and place it in /var/named/ 1. install bind9 2. copy the secret from your /etc/rndc.conf an creat named.conf in /etc/ my named.conf is as following. note that 10.0.0.1 should be replaced with your real ip adress. named.conf -------------------------- acl "my_net" {10.0.0.1/;} ; key "rndc-key" { algorithm hmac-md5; secret "a_combination_of_letters_and_numbers_u find_in_rndc.conf"; }; options { directory "/etc/namedb"; //working directory pid-file "named.pid"; //put pid file in working dir allow-query { "my_net"; } ; } ; //root server hints zone "." { type hint; file "root.hint";} ; //provide a reverse mapping for the loopback adress 127.0.0.1 zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "db.127.0.0.1"; notify no; } ; ---------------------------------------- 3. creat db.127.0.0.1 in /var/named/ edit db.127.0.0.1 to make it look like this db.127.0.0.1 ------------------------; db.127.0.0 $TTL 3h @ IN SOA localhost. root.localhost. ( 2002040600 ;serial 3h ;refresh 1h ;retry 1w ;expire 1h) ;minimum IN NS localhost. 1 IN PTR localhost. ----------------------------------------------------------- 4. in console type "service named start" 5. pray to god that i might be right for once goodluck /Zeynal Bandari "Franki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi people, >I am bumping this email back to the top in the hopes that someone address's >it.. > >I'd love some tips,,, is this a question for the expert list? > >rgds > >Frank > >(-: =================== The Question =================== :-) > >Hi guys,, > > >I have a question.. the only slow thing about this new ADSL setup is the >dnslookups, it takes about 4 or 5 seconds when I enter a link before it >starts loading.. (resolving dns.) > >I know that its possible to setup a dnscache for the local network. but I am >not sure how to go about it. > >I ran the wizard for dns in the control center of 8.2 but I have no idea if >its working.. >is it supposed to be bind?? if I do a: service named status >I get this message: >rndc: connect failed: connection refused > >and thats as root. > >Does anyone know what I am talking about??? or what I can do to speed up the >lookups? > >Also, is it worth setting up squid for the internal network? will it save me >on total bandwidth for the month? (I am on a limit..) > > >any tips would be much appreciated. > >regards > > >Frank > > > > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
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