[olug] DNS recommendation?

[Sean Edwards]

I use dnsmasquerade (dnsmasq).  It replaces bind and
can be configured to read from /etc/hosts file. 
Initially, I used it because bind could not do dns
u-turns; in other words, it could not properly resolve
the external dns names back through my coyote linux
nat configuration.

dnsmasq is also helpful with pop-up ads with an entry
like 127.0.0.1 ads.doubleclick.net.  It is also handy
for blocking other sites if you have such a
requirement to do so.  If you have a large and dynamic
list of sites to block, there are more practical
solutions.

It is also available as a Debian package ;)

cybersean3000

--- thelarsons3 at cox.net wrote:

> I've been thinking of running a DNS at home so that
> I don't have to remember the IPs of all my machines.
>  Any suggestions on what to use or avoid?  I've
> heard that BIND is big, slow, and a security risk. 
> Is this true?  What about djbdns?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tim
> 
> -- 
> Tim & Alethea
> 
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