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Date:      Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:22:54 -0500
From:      "Ryan J. Cavicchioni" <ryan@confabulator.net>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: BIND 9 on a dynamic ip address
Message-ID:  <4259992E.7010705@confabulator.net>
In-Reply-To: <425998FF.8040208@confabulator.net>
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Sorry for the typo ... "afters" should be "effects". Oops. :-P.

Ryan J. Cavicchioni wrote:

>All I am really looking to do is learn DNS and BIND as well as host my
>own local DNS server for faster DNS lookups within my home network.
>Would using the invalid LAN domain have any negative afters on my web or
>ftp server? I am really new at BIND, sorry if I seem clueless. Thank you
>for taking the time to help me out.
>
>Ash wrote:
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>>Ryan J. Cavicchioni wrote:
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>>>Thank you for the replies. Ash, can I use my dynamic dns hostname as
>>>the domain which actually points to my network? Would that still be
>>>trouble?
>>>
>>>Ash wrote:
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>>>
>>You can use your dynamic host name as the domain, however I'm not
>>really sure why you would want to. By definition dynamic domain names
>>change; Why would you want to reconfigure your DNS server
>>configuration files as well as all of your hosts every time your ISP
>>assigns a new IP/host name to you?
>>
>>I don't see any advantage in using your dynamic host name over an
>>invalid TLD. What are the goals that you are trying to resolve by
>>using your dynamic host name as your local LAN's domain name? Perhaps
>>we can come up with a solution that requires less work, but still
>>addresses your concerns.
>>
>>-Ash
>>
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