bind server and /etc/resolv.conf ???

Barry Margolin barmar at bbnplanet.com
Tue Feb 22 20:28:26 UTC 2000


In article <000901bf7d57$966b3ba0$61360fc2 at laptop.eiec.org>,
Duane Cox <dcox at coxnetwork.com> wrote:
>
>When setting up a bind server 8.2.2 what is the best way to setup the
>/etc/resolv.conf file?
>only have itself listed as a nameserver?  or have itself along with the
>slave ie ns2.domain.com

You should list more than one nameserver.

>shouldn't I only have myself listed because the server is cabable of
>looking to the root servers and finding the answer, 
>why would I want to specify another dns sever to look to thats not a root server.

You should list other servers in case the local named process dies.

>also, should i have bind only listening on the ip address(s) of eth0 and
>not to let it listen on the loopback ?

It makes little difference.

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