[SATLUG] Home DNS Caching

[Robert J Hewitt]

Sorry to jump in on this but cn you run a home DNS server on a system
running IPcop (my firewall) and if I am not running a web server,
mailserver or any other type but just a home network is the DNS worth
the extra load on a system really


RObert
On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 11:53 -0500, Daniel J. Givens wrote:
> Sean Carolan wrote:
> > Do any of you run your own DNS server on your home networks?  If so do
> > you find this beneficial?
> 
> Yes, I do. I use it for more than just caching. I do a good deal of web
> development and it helps to be able to create new hostnames for virtual
> hosts. Also, I have an internal mail server, so having the MX record is
> handy. The speeds are better for me when it comes to resolution, but
> that largely depends on your ISPs nameservers. I have a crappy ISP and
> their nameservers are slow when they aren't down.
> 
> In all honesty, setting up a BIND caching nameserver is typically no
> more than installing the package from your distro and making sure it's
> running. If you have a host based firewall on the to-be server, then you
> have to open up the ports on the box (TCP/UDP 53). Other than that,
> either change your workstations to point to the new server or update
> your DHCP settings. Easy as pie.