Joseph Sinclair wrote: > Pretty much all DNS servers forward requests upstream. The critical > configuration is what is upstream. > If you want true results, the safest is to set the root nameserver anycasts > as the upstream, but that's not nice, as it adds unwarranted load to the root > servers, which are a limited global resource. > > You can connect any system (DNS in IpCop, NAT router, local DNS server, or > just the resolv.conf) to a variety of DNS services. The tricky part is > finding a reliable and trustworthy resolver besides the root nodes. > > Most people connect to their ISP because DHCP sets it up. If you're willing > to type it in, though, there are several anycast DNS services available. > Google, for instance, runs a lighting fast public DNS at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 > anycast that returns absolutely compliant results (including NXDOMAIN for > failed lookups, instead of false results). > > There are many other open resolvers. Most do the same > redirect-failure-to-ads trick that Cox is doing now, however. > > Thanks for the explanation, Joseph.
Could you elaborate about the redirect-failure-to-ads trick? I don't know what you mean by that. Also, do you happen to know if Qwest is also doing this? Thanks again. -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
