From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 5 21:41:57 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7580137B401 for ; Mon, 5 May 2003 21:41:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (user38.net339.fl.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AABD43FB1 for ; Mon, 5 May 2003 21:41:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bv@wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h464fjVd017103; Tue, 6 May 2003 00:41:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h464fi34017102; Tue, 6 May 2003 00:41:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 00:41:44 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: agent dero Message-ID: <20030506044144.GH9349@wjv.com> References: <20030505190052.128A837B405@hub.freebsd.org> <3379.172.176.145.237.1052162126.squirrel@bluhayz.homeunix.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3379.172.176.145.237.1052162126.squirrel@bluhayz.homeunix.org> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-26.2 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.53 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53 (1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp) cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To DNS serve, or not to X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 04:41:57 -0000 Throwing caution to the wind and speaking without thinking about what was being said on Mon, May 05, 2003 at 15:15 , agent dero blurted this: > I am setting up a home based server, that will host a couple > domain names on 768k SDSL. I have the server all lined up and > I am wondering what I should do about DNS serving. I figure I > have three choices. > a) install BIND on my web/ftp/lan server (also doubling as > network firewall) > b) get an old junk box, like 300Mhz w/ 64MB RAM and use it as > the DNS Server. > c) use a free off-location service, such as zoneedit.com to > handle DNS requests, that come to my static IP. > With option (a) the server is a dual CPU, high powered > workhorse, but I am worried about the security, and > managability of putting all those features in a single box. I'd go with a) and make sure there was a secondary server somewhere else if you have a DSL problem or failure. The plus is also that it will store all lookups and thus you won't have to go off-site for things which have been looked up before until their expiration date. I run a cacheing only DNS on my mail/news machine - all text mode - and it's only a 166Mhz with 64MB RAM. Doesn't take up much space at all. But DO have at least two working DNS servers and not from one of the places that puts two IPs on one box. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com