On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 06:19:36PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 10:14:36PM +0000, Pigeon wrote: > > So I have resorted to a VILE HACK. The main box exports its /etc via > > NFS to the modem box. A script in the modem box's /etc/ppp/ip-up.d > > then copies the modem box's newly updated /etc/resolv.conf across to > > the main box whenever I connect. > > Grotesque.
True. > Now you've gone and installed portmap and NFS services on > your gateway box which can't be that great of an idea security-wise. On the main box, I have an HD partition with all 7 Woody CDs on it. I installed NFS on the other one so I could install things by apt-getting them from the main box, without having to muck about swapping CDs. Guess I can always purge it when I've finished setting up. > > I'm sure there must be a less vile method of doing this... what is it? > > Install DNS caching software on the gateway (the modem box). Have all > internal machines use the gateway as their nameserver (use a static > resolv.conf). You can use BIND as a caching only nameserver, and of > course there are other choices like dnsmasq, maradns, pdnsd, and DJB's > dnscache. That's plenty of options to experiment with... guess the NFS will stay for a while :-) It's more complicated a solution than I was thinking of, but it'll also no doubt enable me to refer to the local machines by name instead of by number. On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 06:06:36PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Pigeon writes: > > I'm sure there must be a less vile method of doing this... what is it? > > a) Run a caching-only nameserver on the modem box. > > b) Just put the ISP's three nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf and be happy. > The only real purpose served by "dynamic DNS" is to save users the trouble > of typing in the numbers. All three servers will work regardless of which > two they sent you most recently. Well, (b) will de-vile me until I sort (a) out, which makes life easier. Thanks, to both of you. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
