Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:44:22 +0200 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <spoerlein@googlemail.com> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: resolver doesn't see resolv.conf changes Message-ID: <20060409164422.GD2956@roadrunner.q.local> In-Reply-To: <447j6041qh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <20060405152718.GA1003@roadrunner.q.local> <20060406153938.C78654@orthanc.ca> <20060408083955.GA1041@roadrunner.q.local> <4464lki4jg.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <447j6041qh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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--kVXhAStRUZ/+rrGn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-stable-local@be-well.ilk.org> writes: > > Ulrich Spoerlein <spoerlein@googlemail.com> writes: > > > Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > > > The solution is to run a local caching nameserver instance. You sh= ould do this anyway, for=20 > > > > performance reasons. Add 'named_enable=3D"YES"' to /etc/rc.conf, an= d modify your=20 > > > > /etc/dhclient.conf as follows: > > >=20 > > > Good idea, but this defeates the hierarchical purpose of DNS. Now my > > > caching DNS is always querying the root DNS servers. > >=20 > > I worked around that by having dhclient-script rewrite the named.conf > > (to add a "forwarders" clause), and restart the named. I don't have a > > laptop any more, and this doesn't seem to be one of the scripts I keep > > around in my web pages, but I could go back to old backups for it... >=20 > Oh, look I found it. This was with the old (ISC) dhclient, but I > think it should work with the current one also. =20 > > [snip] >=20 > It's a bit of a hack, but it lets you use the DHCP-supplied nameserver > without any glitches when the address for that server changes under > you. =20 Great, I though about something equally myself, as a cacheing nameserver would surely be handy. I'll give it a shot, but perhaps I can live with the simple append/prepend stuff for split DNS. I'll see how it goes. Thanks to all for the various suggestions. Ulrich Spoerlein --=20 PGP Key ID: 20FEE9DD Encrypted mail welcome! Fingerprint: AEC9 AF5E 01AC 4EE1 8F70 6CBD E76E 2227 20FE E9DD Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? Don't know. Don't care. --kVXhAStRUZ/+rrGn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEOTnl524iJyD+6d0RAnlwAJ9H7Z/HlQ4fhAVu+n0iI+KvaGTy/gCff+p1 uB0CXQIQ2sHCPm2npUixq/o= =zWvt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --kVXhAStRUZ/+rrGn--
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