%-> My problem is that I don't want to replicate the hosts file on all
%-> machines, because things change, etc. I would like to have the caching
%-> nameserver know about the local hosts file, but don't know how to set
%-> it up.
%->
%-> I've read about h2n being able to convert hosts files to the proper
%-> format for named, but I am concerned about it overwriting the existing
%-> files, and if it is creating a new file (new for my system, that is),
%-> how do I configure that file into the existing files?
This sounds like you want to do "split DNS" -- that is, have BIND provide
resolution for your internal LAN, as well as to the rest of the world. It
can be done with some difficulty, as BIND 8.x isn't designed to handle this
kind of situation. You basically need to run two separate instances of
BIND...
The h2n script creates the files in its working directory, and won't
overwrite existing named config files -- that's my experience at least.
I can recommend reading the comp.protocols.dns.bind newsgroup for some good
hints and tips...
Regards,
Juha
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