Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 18:19:57 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Doug' <Doug@gorean.org>, chris@tourneyland.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Hoping to configure DNS Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105C25@site2s1>
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Ok... I'm not going to get in-depth into the how-to's, that's not quite why I'm replying. 1. All I'm going to say is that I used the man pages and Greg Lehey's "The Complete FreeBSD" book and was able to setup bind on my small network w/o any trouble. So, if you don't want to read a "400 page book just to get DNS up and running" then maybe you should get your hands on this all purpose tome of knowledge instead. 2. If all you want is a text file that maps host names to ips, and don't want to put in any effort, use /etc/hosts! 3. (This is for Doug) Does it matter for what reason he has decided to setup a nameserver? To my knowledge there isn't a huge difference between setting up bind for 1000 machines or 5 machines, if they're all in the same domain. Just my 2 cents, -Chris P.S. Chris, yes it did sound unappreciative and trollish. No one's going to want to help you if you're going to whine about the answers you receive. I'm sure we all feel your pain, but if it's too much of an undertaking, don't undertake it. :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug [SMTP:Doug@gorean.org] > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 5:20 PM > To: chris@tourneyland.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Hoping to configure DNS > > chris@tourneyland.com wrote: > > > > > You want to get a copy of DNS and BIND, 3rd Edition from > O'Reilly. It is > > >THE reference to all issues DNS, and you should read it and understand > it > > >before putting a nameserver on the internet. Misconfigured nameservers > can > > >cause all manner of problems. > > > > Arrrrg, I was afraid of that. Sorry if this sounds trollish (and > > unappreciative), but does is lazy old me really going to have to buy and > > read ANOTHER 400 page book just to get DNS up and going? Maybe I'm > > hopelessly naive, but why is DNS so complex? How come I can't just > write a > > text file mapping IPs to hostnames? > > *sigh* I'm trying really hard to think of a polite way to respond to > this. > The closest I can come is to say that if you want to be a unix system > administrator you have to learn how to use the tools. Misconfigured name > servers can wreak all sorts of havoc, including increasing unproductive > traffic to and from your site, doing the same for other remote sites, > cause > you to miss your mail, prevent people from reaching your site entirely, > etc. > > The fact that A) You failed to answer my question as to why you want > a > nameserver in the first place, and B) You're one of those people who asks > for advice then doesn't take it; indicates to me that you've got nothing > but trouble in your future. Either take the time and patience to educate > yourself properly, or hire someone who is. Either way you will save > yourself and the rest of the internet a lot of problems. > > Doug > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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