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Subject: Re: caching DNS, question
Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 08:27:33 -0700
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You need to let named start if you haven't aleady. There is a line in
sysconfig
that you just need to uncomment.

go into /etc/namedb and make sure named.boot exists and has an uncommented
line
for cache . named.root

That should be it as long as you haven't done anything to upset the
default configuration.

Hope this helps.


>   What I want to do is install a local DNS (just upgraded from 2.1.5 to
> 2.2.1) that responds to local queries; bounces out to the ISP's DNS when
> needed; but retains a cache of recently used resolutions (say for 30
> minutes or so). 
> 
>   I have O'Reilly "DNS & Bind". So if the answer is in there, please
> provide a pointer to the section or capability. Without understanding
> the difference or interactions between named, bind, resolver, and NIS
> I may have read right through it an not realized it... (not running NIS),
> intermitent ISP connection with dynamic address....