An easier solution would be to switch to a public DNS like Open DNS: 208.67.220.220 208.67.222.222 Google: 4.4.4.4 8.8.8.8 I NEVER use my ISPs DNS servers :) JD On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > Since I signed up with my ISP I've had trouble with dns. Sometimes urls > take a long time to resolve. Other times I get errors saying the url > couldn't be found. Sometimes a page won't load properly because parts of > it come from other urls and those don't resolve. Calls to tech support are > a waste of time. So I want to host dns at home. > > > On 10/3/2012 13:14, James Mcphee wrote: > > No, this is somewhat arcane, but depending on what functions you want, can > be quite simple. DNS works by reference, so you don't load the world's DNS > onto your server. That server will still need valid external DNS servers. > > I prefer BIND, myself. I have friends that enjoy PowerDNS. What exact > uses are you trying to get out of it? > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > >> I'm thinking of running dns at home on my linux box(kubuntu 8). I >> don't want a caching server. Would this be difficult to set up? Would >> this consume a lot of bandwidth? >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> "One mistake up here and it’s half a day out with the undertaker!" >> - Fred Dibnah >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > James McPhee > jmcphe@gmail.com > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > "One mistake up here and it’s half a day out with the undertaker!" > - Fred Dibnah > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >