Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 13:27:47 +1000 (EST) From: Keith Anderson <keith@apcs.com.au> To: "Michael R. Wayne" <wayne@staff.msen.com> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: DNS shim? Message-ID: <XFMail.990527132747.keith@apcs.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199905270246.WAA12250@manor.msen.com>
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Hi Micheal I would use ipnat and forward the request to a local DNS server Keith On 27-May-99 Michael R. Wayne wrote: > > I need to permanently shut down one of our DNS servers. This > machine is located remotely using an IP address that can not be > easily moved. The problem is that lots of users have stuck it's > IP address into thir resolv.conf files or Win95/98 registries. I > wrote some daemons that camp on a bunch of machines and track DNS > utilization by user (don't ask :-). Repeated email messages and > even phone calls have not convinced them to change their setup. > > Now, I could just shut it off but all the web surfers will see a > long pause on every page and they'll complain. Doable but ugly. > > So, here's my thought. Drop a program on this machine that examines > every DNS lookup. If the hostname starts with "www.", we'll assume > they are browsing and return a fixed IP address that, regardless > of URL, points to a page that says "Fix your machine" and gives > instructions. If the hostname is anything else, return normal DNS. > > This looks to be a non-trivial hack. I'm wondering if anyone has > already solved this problem? > > /\/\ \/\/ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message "The box said 'Requires Windows 95, NT, or better,' so I installed FreeBSD." ** The thing I like most about Windows 98 is... ** You can download FreeBSD with it! ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Keith Anderson <keith@apcs.com.au> Australia Power Control Systems Pty. Limited. Date: 27-May-99 Time: 13:26:59 Satelite Service 64K to 2Meg This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- What's the similarity between an air conditioner and a computer? They both stop working when you open windows. ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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