* Marc Perkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: >> * Matus UHLAR - fantomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >>> I guess that setting timeout, rotate and attempts options in resolv.conf >>> could help you more than such script >>> >> >> Nice tip, but there's no option that will "back off" from a dead DNS. >> Of course timeout/attempts and rotate will help a bit. >> >> > > You missed it - there is: > > nc -w 0 -z $ns 53 | cut -d \ -f 3 | sed -e 's/^.*$/nameserver \0/' >> > /etc/resolv.conf
I wasn't talking about your script. > This only creates a line IF the nameserver is working. The idea is that > it automatically culls out the dead servers. Of course. -- Ralf Hildebrandt (i.A. des IT-Zentrums) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-962 IT-Zentrum Standort CBF I'm looking for a job!