Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 08:52:30 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "Christopher Michaels" <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Hoping to configure DNS Message-ID: <03f201bef7f1$56effce0$857e03cb@jdy>
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Seems the general consensus is that Complete BSD is better than average techo book, but after running all over the city last Friday evening looking for it I found its not the easiest thing to run to earth, or at least not in OZ anyway. Greg suggested I get one directly from him in South Australia so at least I know how now but it is a pity its not more available if its as good as most seem to suggest. Maybe a solution is for user groups to add at least one copy to their libraries -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Doug' <Doug@gorean.org>; chris@tourneyland.com <chris@tourneyland.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Monday, September 06, 1999 8:21 AM Subject: RE: Hoping to configure DNS >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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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