On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 02:17:51AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 12:05:36AM +0000, Pigeon wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 06:19:36PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > 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. > > > > dnsmasq does the trick, is dead easy to get running and would have > > taken me a lot longer to find without this message. > > In that case, let me introduce you to the "apt-cache" command, from > the "apt" package (IOW you almost certainly have it installed). Try > this: > > apt-cache search dns > > Cool, eh? apt-cache requires no special permissions and can do all > sorts of cool things. I find that I use "search", "show", and > "showpkg" quite frequently. Note that the search term is a real > regex, not a glob. > > I used the results of the above command when I composed my earlier > reply; it took me a minute or so to vgrep the output.
Cool indeed! I am rather new to the wonders of apt, having only recently upgraded to woody from a slink installation which was so out of date that trying to apt-get anything would have resulted in downloading most of woody via dialup. Now I can use it safely, I understand why everyone raves about it. Thanks, Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
