RE: Which DNS servers should a DNS server have.

[Bill Farrell <billfarr ages com>]

Hiya Jonas:

It's really a matter of administrative taste.  I always point my DNS servers
to themselves which offers me a quick test of zone information.  I'm a
damn-good programmer--I can't type for squat, though, and I know it :-)
When I modify a zone file and sighup BIND, I follow with nslookup &/or dig
just to make sure I'm getting the right answer.  If I don't, then I'm still
right there on that machine and can correct my fatfingering all in one
place.  If DNS ain't happy, ain't nobody happy; so better to find out
quickly.

Otherwise, I'm not sure it makes a difference.  Anyone else have an opinion?

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonas Fornander [mailto:jonas netwood net]
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 3:41 AM
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
Subject: Which DNS servers should a DNS server have.


I've read the Cricket book but can't find the answer.

When you set up a server to be a DNS server, which DNS servers should you
enter in the networking configuration? For a primary DNS server should the
DNS servers be itself and the secondary? Or should it be the cashing named
server?

Which DNS server should the secondary have?

Jonas Fornander - System Administrator
Netwood Communications, LLC - www.netwood.net
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