Re: How can I setup my DNS when my ISP DNS crashes

From: Neil Horman (nhorman_at_rNeOdShPaMt.com)
Date: 12/16/03 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:33:52 -0500

Joaco wrote:
> Running bind 9.1.2 with an internal and an external zone.
>
> Frequently, now days, my ISP's servers crash and my two local
> dns servers then fail to provide external name resolution during
> those lapses. My WWW/FTP servers remain visible to the outside,
> because I switched to Netsol for my domain's external DNS.
> However, I am now blind internally and end up having to go to
> tracert.com(/etc/hosts) for manual name resolution...
>
> Question, I do have a "." zone and db.root defined, but no joy.
> How do I get bind to feed its cache from the internet root
> servers, when my ISP forwarders are down???
>
> TIA
> tonyb
>
>
Red Hat supplies a caching dns server config rpm. I'd go install that,
or just unpack the files out of it if your using another distro, and use
them stock or as a guide for your own config.
HTH
Neil 

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